Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill"

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A photograph of Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill". This studio portrait features him as a young man wearing a Mexican inspired Wild West Show costume. His coat is cut in the vaquero style with lace and bead work.

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Photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

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Creator: Unknown. 1886.

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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. 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 Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill". This studio portrait features him as a young man wearing a Mexican inspired Wild West Show costume. His coat is cut in the vaquero style with lace and bead work.

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Photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

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  • 1886

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  • April 19, 2023, 11:29 a.m.

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  • Aug. 25, 2023, 1:28 p.m.

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Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill", photograph, 1886; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2098193/: accessed December 2, 2023), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum.

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