Postcard of May Lillie and an Unknown Woman

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A photograph of May Lillie (right) and an unknown woman. They are both wearing Wild West show costumes. There are teepees and a stagecoach in the background. There is a message on the back of the postcard that says, "Oct. 2, 1910. I am still taking pictures do you believe this on was ??? Ind. Wm. Ebat. Michigan City, Indiana."

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Postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

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Creator: Unknown. 1910.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Collection and was provided by the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 25 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum

The Pawnee Bill Ranch was once the showplace of the world-renowned Wild West Show entertainer Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill” Lillie. Visitors can tour Pawnee Bill and his wife May’s fourteen-room mansion, fully furnished with their original belongings. Their dream home, completed in 1910, is filled with Lillie family memorabilia, photographs, original artwork, and more. The ranch property also houses a museum with exhibits related to Pawnee Bill, Wild West Shows, and the Pawnee tribe. The 500-acre grounds include the original ranch blacksmith shop, a 1903 log cabin, a large barn built in 1926, and an Indian Flower Shrine - all available to the public.

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A photograph of May Lillie (right) and an unknown woman. They are both wearing Wild West show costumes. There are teepees and a stagecoach in the background. There is a message on the back of the postcard that says, "Oct. 2, 1910. I am still taking pictures do you believe this on was ??? Ind. Wm. Ebat. Michigan City, Indiana."

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Postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

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  • 1910

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  • April 19, 2023, 11:29 a.m.

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  • Aug. 29, 2023, 2:12 p.m.

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Postcard of May Lillie and an Unknown Woman, photograph, 1910; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2098184/: accessed June 16, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum.

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