[mid-1880s] · York, PA
by [WESTERN AMERICANA] PAWNEE BILL (A.K.A. Gordon William Lillie)
York, PA: Swords Bro's, [mid-1880s]. Original cabinet card, measuring 11cm x 16.75cm (4 5/16" x 6 9/16"); captioned "Pawnee Bill" in the negative. Photograph with two slivers of loss along the left margin; mount showing trivial wear, with a few faint foxed spots on recto and verso; Very Good+. An attractive, youthful portrait of American Wild West showman Pawnee Bill (1860-1942), an accomplished performer in his own right whose fame grew substantially after his short-lived partnership with William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. (Inventory #: 60735)