Buffalo Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody is credited with inventing the Wild West as we know it today. In 1893, he established Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. His big touring group traversed the United States — and later the world – exposing cowboys, horses, and Native Americans to millions of people who had never been anywhere near the American frontier. Cody’s death in 1917 drew honors from King George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and American President Woodrow Wilson. The above photograph was taken in 1871.
Buffalo Bill Cody
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was a well-known theatrical actor throughout his adult life. and was highly shot (for the period). Those photographs, like the man himself, would become infamous. On April 14, 1865, just five days after the American Civil War ended, Booth, a southerner and fervent Confederate, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Twelve days later, Booth was assassinated by Union forces. Alexander Gardner took the following photograph in 1865.
John Wilkes Booth
