RARE Early 1900s Movie Posters & Buffalo Bill WILD WEST 9 ORIGINAL & AMAZING POSTERS - WESTERN AMERICAN & MORE! Start Price USD 9,995.00 Current Price USD 9,995.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 29, 2008 End Time Friday, November 28, 2008 Location Studio City, Calif. See more about 'RARE Early 1900s Movie Posters & Buffalo Bill WILD WEST' Description * * * * * UP FOR SALE is one of the most remarkable collections in the world! 9 of the BEST Early Film Posters from 1903 - 1912 - INCLUDING Buffalo Bill's WILD WEST. This collection was saved by the filmmaker and exhibitor Walter Barnsdale. The family saved this collection of posters after Walter died in the 1950s.   Walter Barnsdale entered into the moving picture business in 1903. Barnsdale was one of the early pioneers of the motion picture industry; he not only produced his own films but also created and patented his own mechanical devices to exhibit them. His contribution was critical to the advancement of the motion picture. A contemporary of Thomas Edison, Siegmund Lubin, and the Lumiere brothers. Barnsdale's Electric Moving Picture Co. The emphasis on electric. Much like the word DIGITAL is today, electricity was the new technology at the time, and just the use of the word ELECTRIC was a big selling point to the public. Barnsdale exhibited his own films as well as feature attractions, such as Buffalo Bill’s “Life of Buffalo Bill,” throughout Wisconsin with his traveling moving picture show.   William F. Cody better known as Buffalo Bill - one of the most important and celebrated people in the history of the United States. W.F. Cody at age 11 was the worlds first "Boy Scout." He fought as a U.S. Cavalry man throughout the entire Civil War. He also fought in and survived ALL of the Indian wars! It helped that he was the BEST rifle shot and rider of all men and held the world record for such. Buffalo Bill was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery! A frontier man, Cody was one of the original Pony Express riders and is also accredited with creating the form of entertainment known as The Wild West Show. Buffalo Bill was the most famous and the most photographed man of his time. In 1912, long before Charlie Chaplin, Buffalo Bill Cody became one of the very first screen stars if not the first screen star. Cody used the relatively new medium of the moving picture to document his Wild West show and reenactments of his famous adventures. Buffalo Bill himself made these motion pictures! Real wild west personalities Annie Okley and Cheif Sitting Bull were anong the legends whoarein these two films! Walter Barnsdale secured exclusive state rights to exhibit Buffalo Bill’s two moving pictures “The Life of Buffalo Bill” and “Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill.”   This is a one-of-a-kind collection from the earliest part of the movie business. A time capsule and important document. 9 different posters and 2 different programs/Advance Couriers - AND MORE!!: Life of Buffalo Bill in 3 Reels, First Scalp For Custer - 1912 Stone Litho one sheet poster 42"x28"  This poster was used to advertise this, another documentary film made by Buffalo Bill and starring himself. The poster depicts  a young Cody and champion hourse with historic scene behind them - CLASSIC! The poster was printed by the Buffalo Bill Pawnee Bill Film Co. Poster is in NearMINT CONDITION! (see photo #1 below)   Barnsdale Presents Life Behind The Bars - 1903 Stone litho half sheet poster. Approx 22"x28" Near mint condition. Vintage image. Printed by American Showprint Co. Near mint condition - No restoration! (see photo #2 below) Prison Bars - 1901 Stone litho poster - 42"x28" This poster is printed by the Russel Morgan litho company and is dated 1901. A remarkable image of early female prisoner. Near mint condition - No restoration! (see photo #3 below) Barnsdale Presents Life Behind The Bars - A one page courier/program that Barnsdale had made for his prison films including "Life Behind The Bars." Barnsdale explains in it that he made a deal with the state prison to show the prisoners films for the right to photograph them and document prison life. Fantastic information to go with the poster. c1903 Mint condition. (email me for a photo) Barnsdale's Famous Electric Moving Pictures - 1912 Broadside poster. 24"x36" This poster and the following three are representative of the "broadside" style of poster common to the late 1800s and the early 1910s. Text style announcement. This poster is in excellent condition with no restoration. (see photo #4 below) Barnsdale's Viveorama - c1907 Half sheet poster. Approx. 22"x28" This poster is in excellent condition and has had no restoration. (see photo #4 below) Defence of the Cameron Dam by John Deitz - Broadside poster 24"x35" This poster is in excellent condition and has had no restoration. (see photo #5 below) Oberammergau - The Passion Play - Broadside poster 24"x35" This poster is in excellent condition and has had no restoration. (see photo #5 below) The Life of Christ The Passion Play - Half sheet poster. Approx. 22"x28" The passion play of Oberammergau is accredited with being from 1898. Barnsdale did not begin showing this film until 1903. It is possible that this poster was printed earlier. It was made by the Hennegan Showprint Co. It is a solid MINT/NearMINT condition. (see photo #6 below) The Passion Play - Half sheet poster. Approx. 22"x28" This poster is for the same movie as above. Probably the first docudrama ever made.This poster too was printed by the Hennegan Showprint Co. The poster is in mint condition. Never folded, no restoration. (see photo #7 below) The Life of Christ The Passion Play - Barnsdale made his own program for the Passion Play aka The Life of Christ. It is 4 pages and is a bit larger than the Buffalo Bill program. Many pictures etc. Artwork similar to Passion Play poster (picture 10) is on the cover. Book is near mint. (email me for photos) Please write with any questions, and if you are in the market for MORE top quality original BUFFALO BILL Wild West or Vintage film posters, then please click here Place a Bid!