In April 1872, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (at right) and John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro (center) were the lead scouts in an Indian skirmish that earned Cody the Medal of Honor. That December, the pair began acting out their scouting adventures on the stage, in “The Scouts of the Prairie.” In September 1873, Wild Bill Hickok (at left) joined them in the renamed “Scouts of the Plains.” In 1883, after his pals left, Cody put together an extravaganza that ultimately became his world-famous Wild West show.
- Courtesy Library of Congress -
Son of the southern Plains Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, whose mother Cynthia Parker was kidnapped as a girl when Comanches raided and killed her family, rose to prominence as the valiant leader of his tribe in the futile Red River War of 1874-75.
– Courtesy Robert G. McCubbin Collection –
True West Magazine updated their cover photo.
The 100 Best Historical Photos of the American Cowboy – http://www.truewestmagazine.com/the-100-best-historical-ph…/
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