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Premium Millers Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Postcards

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Collectibles - Postcards Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Premium Millers Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Postcards
SOLD
100.00USD+ (25.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Jun 26 @ 09:43UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 8 different including six real photo. Real photo include: group portrait of the Kosack performers; two different of J.C. Miller on his horse "Ben Hur"; two different showing riders and ropers; and one of Miss Lulu B. Parr petting a bison. The other two cards are early printed color cards. One shows a group of cowgirls (mailed 1908) and the other is of the blacksmith and machine shop at the ranch. Cards are generally in very good condition with some soiling and normal postcard wear. The Millers Bros. 101 Ranch was a huge cattle ranch in Oklahoma (near Ponca City) founded in 1893. Neighbor Major Gordon Lillie (aka "Pawnee Bill") convinced the ranch to start its own Wild West show. They competed with other shows (such as Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill), at one point touring Europe when the two "Bills" combined forces and dominated the American market. Date: Location: Oklahoma HWAC# 60427