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Buffalo Bill 1899 Original Battle of San Juan Hill 1 sheet of a 24 sheet poster

1899

$3,500
£2,687.85
€3,080.24
CA$4,927.14
A$5,519.48
CHF 2,870.82
MX$67,326.27
NOK 36,549.30
SEK 34,463.39
DKK 22,990.09

About the Item

This rare original lithograph print is from 1899. It is one sheet of a huge 24 sheet poster that was created in 1899 to announce Buffalo Bills Wild West. The size of the complete 24 sheet poster would have been approx. 10 feet tall by 20 feet wide and would have been posted on barns and buildings in 1899 to promote Buffalo Bills Wild West before it would come to towns. This 1 sheet of the 24 sheet lithograph is in such good condition because it was found in the Lithographers draws of the print shop that created the poster. It is black and white because it was a proof that was used to create the final layout of the color poster. It indicates on the image that it is No. 2 Buffalo Bill San Juan Hill 1899, so it would have been the 2nd poster down on the left side of the large total image comprised of 24 separate sheets all unique to create the full image. You can see the two black printed lines on the left side indicate where the edge of the poster would have been. We have never seen a complete image of this rare 1899 poster. When we first acquired this rare proof over 20 years ago, we contacted the The Ringling Museum in Florida that houses a large Buffalo Bill poster collection and asked them if they have a full image of this 1899 poster with all 24 sheets in color and they said that they have an 1899 Buffalo Bill Battle of San Juan Hill poster in their collection but that they have it stored and it is still in pieces and has not yet been put together by a conservator. We have included in this listing a photo of a different Buffalo Bill 24 sheet poster at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody Wyoming to show the scale of what a full 24 sheet poster would look like. Here is a chance to purchase a rare and unique piece of history from 1899 and Buffalo Bills Wild West. Again, no one has in the past 100 years seen the full poster and this is a glimpse at one of the 24 sheets that would form the entire image of the poster. In all of our research this is the only print known to exist from this 1899 Buffalo Bill "Battle of San Juan Hill" poster
  • Creation Year:
    1899
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 51 in (129.54 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU208211241092

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