Document - W.F. Cody - Buffalo Bill's Wild West - 1893

The official souvenir booklets, portfolios, and illustrated guides from the Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum on Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado, were famous for being published in the early and mid-20th century by printers such as Curt Teich & Co., and distributed or compiled for figures such as Johnny Baker (Buffalo Bill's adopted son and one of the museum's early directors). History of publication and the museum Foundation: The museum was founded on Lookout Mountain in 1921 by Johnny Baker, shortly after the burial of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody at that site in June 1917. Format: The early official souvenir publications were typically softcover books or string-bound portfolios, presenting color or duotone prints of Western show posters, historic firearms, paintings, and personal items.

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