Buffalo Bill Cody (1911)
William Frederick Cody (1846 – 1917), better remembered as “Buffalo Bill,” was the archetypal frontiersman, Pony Express regular, as well as the producer of the Congress of Rough Riders of the World and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Cody would incredibly become the globe’s initial international celebrity. As for the man’s famous nickname? Some sources state it arose in 1867 when Cody headed an initiative to supply Eastern Division laborers with buffalo meat on-site at the Union Pacific Railroad building project. Although the man’s repertoire was almost mostly limited to fictional showmanship, his horsemanship and marksmanship were unmatched, skills which shone through his time with U.S. Army Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan, who he served as a scout for four years.
Buffalo Bill Cody
