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Discovery of What Is Believed To Be a Previously Unknown Cabinet Card Photograph of Annie Oakley

by walnutts Posted on January 18, 2012

Annie Oakley, the iconic American champion sharpshooter and trick-shot artist, was born Phoebe Ann Moses in a rural western border county of Ohio. Oakley’s amazing talent and timely rise to fame led to a starring role in Buffalo Bill’s Wild … Continue reading →

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Currier & Ives, The Pursuit

by walnutts Posted on December 2, 2011

Pictured above, for your enjoyement, is a 1856 Large Folio N. Currier (later of Currier & Ives) Hand Colored Western Americana / Native American Indian, Stone Lithograph titled “The Pursuit,” after the original painting by Alexander Fitzwilliam Tait. Measuring approx. … Continue reading →

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