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Lot 21. William Cody (1846-1917). American frontiersman and entertainer. He became a scout for the Union army and after the war took a job for a company that supplied meat for railroad construction crews, killing 4280 buffalo during 1867-1868.

4x6.5 black and white vintage black and white cabinet photograph with double ink signature along top, "W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill." Black facsimile signature below genuine autograph

Signature is light but readable. Tear in upper left margin, light surface soiling and two small abrasion marks along margins. Collector’s notes on verso.

MB. $400. Est. $1200