Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show (2012-06-28)
The last presentation of “Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show,” will be Saturday, June 30 at the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum just outside of Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Life Edge 038: Erin Brown on Pawnee Bill Ranch
The Wild West lives on in the popular imagination and in Pawnee, Oklahoma! Welcome to an interview with Erin Brown, Curator of Collections for the Pawnee Ranch Museum. She joins us to talk about the history of Pawnee Bill, the amazing achievements of the Wild West Show that toured for more than 25 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where it had a dramatic and lasting impact on American culture and identity. The Pawnee Bill Museum preserves the legacy in its living displays and, the second week of June, features a Wild West Show, which re-enacts the best of the best, with sharpshooters, rope tricks, horseback football, stagecoach robberies, and more.
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Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show (Part 2)
Meet the people behind the annual re-enactment of Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show (part 2).
OETA Story: Preserving History: Pawnee Bill (Part I) aired on March 16, 2011
This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. The reporter is Lis Exon; photojournalist is Tim Carson. For more information, go to the ONR web site news.oeta.tv and ONR blog For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit oeta.tv
IN TONIGHT'S PRESERVING HISTORY SEGMENT WE STEP BACK IN TIME, MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
IN WAS IN 1910 THAT PAWNEE BILL A WILD WEST SHOWMAN AND PERFORMER BUILT THE DREAM HOME FOR HIMSELF AND HIS WIFE MAY ON RANCHLAND JUST OUTSIDE OF PAWNEE.
AND TODAY IT REMAINS MUCH AS IT WAS IN THE EARLY 1900'S.
Orginal 101 RANCH WILD WEST SHOW - PROGRAM BOOK (GoDaddyAntiques)wild west
This is a really cool item had a lot of fun researching this.Going up for auction 3-10-13 see me at
one original 31 page book describing the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Was most likely given out or sold at the show. It describes some of the acts. The 101 Ranch Wild West Show was like the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.
This paperback 101 Ranch Wild West Show
condition It does have water stains on cover the inside pages are bright spine is cocked should be an easy fix no rips and tears, but is intact and legible. All items come with a no questions asked 14 day money back question about this listing, please contact me. Thanks, Godaddyantiques
History
Established in 1879, the 101 Ranch encompassed 110,000 acres lying three hours due north of Oklahoma City. Until the cattle business waned, the ranch hosted regular roundups. Later it was the site of wild-cat oil drilling and of the extravagant Wild West shows, drawing more than 65,000 spectators at a time. Geronimo paraded there, wearing a top hat and riding in a convertible.
In the twentieth century, 101 Real Wild West Show was known a round the world. Had such headliners as Bill Pickett, the African-American inventor of bulldogging, and the future Hollywood film stars Tom Mix, Buck Jones, and Hoot Gibson. The show stemmed from a real, working ranch that rivaled the fabled XIT Ranch in the folklore of the West.
OETA story on the home Pawnee Bill aired on 03/16/11
This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. The reporter is Lis Exon; photojournalist is Tim Carson. For more information, go to the ONR web site news.oeta.tv and ONR blog For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit oeta.tv
Gender and the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show
Laura Arata, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History, Oklahoma State University.
“Whitewashing and White Hats: Creating the American Cowboy”
Men who worked with cattle had existed for hundreds of years before artists like Charles Russell and showmen like William Frederick Cody popularized the idea of the “cowboy” in the late 19th century. Drawing on heroic ideals, popular imagery of the cowboy quickly transformed the occupation from one of hard, dirty labor often performed by racial minorities to a romanticized ideal. Within just a few decades, cowboys became a distinctly American version of knights in shining armor, rescuing communities and damsels in distress at least as often as wayward cattle. By the time Hollywood gave cowboys white hats to distinguish the good guys for silent film audiences in the early 20th century, popular lore had been so thoroughly whitewashed that it seemed cowboys had always been white, masculine, romantic heroes.
Johanna Blume, M.A. Associate Curator of Western Art, Eiteljorg Museum.
“Lilian Smith and the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show”
Lillian Smith performed as a sharpshooter with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show under the pseudonym Princess Wenona. Like other women performers in Wild West Shows, Smith had to navigate complex social and cultural expectations of femininity, in a traditionally masculine sphere. Her experiences in the public eye were further complicated by the Native identity she adopted as part of her stage persona.
Tracey Hanshew, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of History, Washington State University.
“Wear a Bigger Bow: Working Cowgirls Accentuating Femininity in their Masculine Work”
The dime novel image of hyper-masculine men of the 19th century American West lured Anglo-Americans into territories poised to have opportunities for one to reclaim manhood. Yet on ranches where labor assignments were nongender specific, men’s work was taken up by capable women. A regional hegemonic femininity was created in the image of the cowgirl who juxtaposed her masculine occupation with feminine costume to place women in this unique role into the public arena.
Historic home of Pawnee Bill damaged in 5.6-magnitude quake
Several places in Pawnee suffered damage because of Saturday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake, including the historic home of Pawnee Bill. Subscribe to KOCO on YouTube now for more:
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Shawn Ferritor at the Pawnee Art Center
Shawn Ferritor is a Native Nebraskan whose first book
was The End of Pawnee Starlight. The Battle of Massacre
Canyon occurred in an indistinguishable valley in
southwestern Nebraska on August 5,1873. Fought between
a Pawnee hunting expedition and a Sioux war party, the
destruction of the Pawnee shocked the nation as a whole
and inspired fear and speculation within the young state of
a bloody plains war. As the last great confrontation
between American Indian tribes on the North American
continent the battle was a harbinger of the removal of both
tribes'from their beloved Nebraska homelands by the end
of the decade. His latest book The Pawnee War is a
fascinating look at Nebraska Territory just prior to the
American Civil War. A land rich with natural beauty and
battled over by the Native American Indian tribes since
time immemorial has only recently begun to attract the
trappers, miners and settlers of the American Republic.
The embattled Pawnee Nation struggles to maintain its
hold against this recent encroachment while the fledgling
Nebraska Territory is born within the hard scrabble
politics of the era. This historical drama is well researched
and fast paced. This book is a must for lovers of quality
historical fiction. Here Shawn presents background and highlights of his works to members of the Pawnee Art Center in Dannebrog, Nebraska. March 2, 2014
OETA Story on the Pawnee Bathhouse aired on 7-20-12
This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. The reporter is Cathy Tatom; the photographer is Edwin Wilson. For more information, go to the ONR web site news.oeta.tv and ONR blog For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit oeta.tv.
It takes something special for a swimmin' hole to make it on to the national register of historic places.
But, that's what the Pawnee Lake Bath House water park has done.
From it's very start in the depths of the depression it's provided a stylish escape from Oklahoma's searing summer heat.
Abandoned Prairie School
The name of this school is Union Valley School located in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It's on a corner with really nothing around it. I couldn't find any history on it so if you are able to find it feel free to leave it in the comments. Thanks for watching!
Will Rogers Wild West Show
Cowboys and cowgirls from across the globe spend a weekend showcasing the unique sports from the American wild west era. This 1880's vaudeville-style show takes place at the Will Rogers Wild West International Expo in Claremore, Oklahoma.
Chilocco Through the Years - Part 2
History of the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School located in northern Oklahoma.
Part 2 of this documentary focuses on the Golden Years of the school from the 1930s - the 1960s.
Produced by Firethief Media, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program of the Oklahoma State University Library and the Chilocco National Alumni Association.
With support from the Tom J. and Edna M. Carson Foundation, the Oklahoma State University Library, The Puterbaugh Professorship for Library Service and the Hyle Family Professorship.
Pawnee County Sheriff's Debate 6/6/16
Video of the debate last night for sheriff of Pawnee County, Ok., Mike Waters (incumbent), Tom Moore (Google Search this name) and Darrin Varnell. Podunk county. As the world spins out of control, this small county is battling themselves. Who will stand for America???
Kansas
Kansas /ˈkænzəs/ KAN-zəs is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean people of the wind or people of the south wind, although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the Eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the Western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue.
When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas grew rapidly when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, sorghum, and sunflowers. Kansas is the 15th most extensive and the 34th most populous of the 50 United States.
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Restless Prairie
Nebraska's landscape appears peaceful, but beneath the surface scientists are uncovering a restless prairie.
Restless Prairie features Nebraska's unique natural history. Hidden in Nebraska's landscape is a history that was carved by a series of natural disasters occurring over five billion years. Peeling back the layers of time, scientists are finding clues to our own future survival. Today's landscape appears peaceful, but beneath the surface scientists are uncovering a Restless Prairie
John S. Mosby | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
John S. Mosby
00:00:53 1 Early life and education
00:04:42 2 Family life
00:06:43 3 Military career in the American Civil War
00:06:54 3.1 1861
00:07:44 3.2 1862
00:09:34 3.3 1863
00:12:31 3.4 1864
00:17:39 3.5 1865
00:19:22 4 Later legal career
00:20:12 4.1 Virginia politics
00:23:43 4.2 Consul in Hong Kong
00:29:25 4.3 Railroad lawyer
00:30:47 4.4 Government attorney
00:33:58 5 Memoirist of the Civil War
00:36:44 6 Death and legacy
00:39:04 7 In popular culture
00:41:25 8 See also
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John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname, the Gray Ghost, was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders, was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning-quick raids and its ability to elude Union Army pursuers and disappear, blending in with local farmers and townsmen. The area of northern central Virginia in which Mosby operated with impunity was known during the war and ever since as Mosby's Confederacy. After the war, Mosby became a Republican and worked as an attorney and supported his former enemy's commander, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. He also served as the American consul to Hong Kong and in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Kansas
Kansas i/ˈkænzəs/ KAN-zəs is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean people of the wind or people of the south wind, although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the Eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the Western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue.
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