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BILL DICKEY WILD WEST SHOW -  circa 1910 = 1930. Site: Canada, ID, NV, OK, OR. Named in "FIRST KING OF THE BULL DOGGERS" by Milt Hinkle and  Claude Keema who relate the life and times of this rodeo wizard with a rope who appeared at countless western shows as told in this old and complete western magazine

BILL GILBERT AND AL JENNINGS * - 1870 - 1930 - Oklahoma, California.  Story entitled Bill Gilbert and Al Jennings by Albert S. Gilles, Jr.  who reports that way back at the turn of the Century, in Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory, a young fellow who was determined to carve out a legal career for himself met a couple of other early-days legal beagles – and never forgot them--. Here is the story entitled Bill Gilbert and Al Jennings by Albert S. Gilles, Sr. as found in this old western magazine.

BILL HAYWOOD: PRODUCER (Movie)  - Written about  in "Tom Mix: Budding Western Star" By: Robert S. Birchard - the story of Tom Mix's years 1910 - 1917 at Selig-Polyscope where he achieved an authentic taste of cowboy Americana.

BILL McCOY - (Thoroughbred Horse) * - 1922 - Second in the horse race at Hawthorne Race Track, Chicago  is pictured in article entitled "THRILLING BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY BY BLOODED HORSES" as saved from an old American Pictorial collage.

BILL THE COOK  * pictured with Marsh on a survey dig  in "A Bitter Feud Among the Bones " - the true story of two paleontologists (Doctor Darwin Othniel Marsh) almost fanatical fight and receive credit for discovery of prehistoric Brontops robustus bones as published in old American Magazine.

BILL  - 1880 Era -. Horse named in  Biographical history entitled "Midas of the Mountain" of John D. Morrisey. a mining magnet who couldn't read or write or tell the time of day but had one successful venture after another in the mine fields of Colorado as published in this complete western magazine

BILL, Buffalo,  mentioned or described  in "Tom Mix Frontier Bartender" by Sam Henderson as written up in an old western magazine covering the life of Tom Mix.

BILL, P. C., Miss - Photo * - (of Mandan, North Dakota) - 1930 - Received cash award for photo entitled "THE TOURIST" as pictured in photo collage entitled WINNERS OF CASH PRIZES IN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION As saved from this old pictorial magazine.

BILL, P. C., Miss,  Photo * - 1931 - (of Mandan, N. D.) - Winner of Cash Award for photo submitted entitled KITTEN ON A HOLIDAY in weekly feature entitled WINNERS OF CASH AWARDS IN THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST    as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BILL, P. C., Mrs, Photo *,  - 1928  (Mandan, North Dakota). Awarded cash prize for photo entitled "HEY DIDDLE-DIDDLE" as featured in article entitled "IN THE WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION"   as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BILL, P. C., Miss. Photo *   - (Mandan, North Dakota.) - 1927 - Winner of Award in pictorial collage entitled "AMATEUR CONTESTANTS AWARDED CASH PRIZE" as saved from an old American Pictorial Magazine.

BILLANY, H. H. *  (Assissitant Postmaster General pictured and mentioned in "First Group Photograph of Assistant Secretaries of U. S. Government Departments as featured in this panoramic picture from 1922).

BILLARD, Allan Napier, Mr. *  - 1922 - to wed  Miss Dorothy Isabel Maso at Waldorf Astoria who is  pictured with announcement of marriage in article  entitled "Bevy of June Brides In Their Wedding Raiment" as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BILLARD, Allan Napier, Mrs *  - 1922 - (formerly Miss Dorothy Isabel Mason) pictured with announcement of marriage in article  entitled "Bevy of June Brides In Their Wedding Raiment" as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BILLARD, Rear-Admiral  Frederick C., (Commandant of the Coast Guard) mentioned in - "The Battle of Rum Row" - bootleggers heaven in New Jersey in 1925. Featured article in American News Magazine.

BILLIARDISTS * - 1922 - Collage of pictures of Champions of the Pool Table inc. Hoope, Horemans, Schaefer and Cochran as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine. In mint condition. The page size is 11 by 16 inches.

BILLIARDS * 1934 Three-Cushion Championship Meet History.

BILLIE  - 1920 - 40 era. Location AR. named AS "working girl" in this true story entitled "Hell In Hot Springs" by Frederick L. Collins tells of the lurid past of Hot Springs, Arkansas and the sins and omissions along Bath House Row as found in this rare, seldom read story as saved from an old American News magazine

BILLINGS GAZETTE - 1850 era - Location: VA and Western United States. Named in story entitled THE REAL CALAMITY JANE by Kathryn Wright of Martha Jane Cannary - called Calamity Jane here and the life of this legendary figure on the pioneer front of the western United States as found in this old and complete western magazine

BILLINGS, Charles E. - 1814 - 62 era. Location: United States, Europe, Canada. Named in story entitled GUNMAKER TO THE WORLD by Ellsworth S. Grant who writes of the life of Samuel Colt - the imaginative inventor and ambitious pitchman who armed the world as found in this old and complete American Hardback magazine.

BILLINGS, Frank - Doctor * - 1917 - President of Chicago University pictured and written about in this article entitled "WHY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NEEDED 100 MILLION DOLLARS" which tells of the current crisis the American Red Cross is experiencing in their massive aid effort as war clouds gather over the country as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BILLINGS, Earle A. * Lieutenant, (Portland, Maine -WW 1 Honor Roll - - Killed in Action)

BILLINGS, George * - 1924 - Shown in pictorial collage entitled "Living Double of the Great Emancipator" standing beside the Lincoln Statute at the Court House, Newark, New Jersey. Mint condition. 11 by 16 inches.

BILLINGS, H.  1898 - Cover of The Youth Companion depicting Spanish American War Veteran return home.

BILLINGS, John Shaw - Surgeon General mentioned in ARMY NAVY MEDICAL LIBRARY - Washington, D. C. - Story entitled "Index-Catalog" and librarian Major Edward Hume. 1936

BILLINGS, Josh * - 1913 - " America's Most Popular Epigrammatists". Original sepia gravure with biography on back.7 by 9 inches.

BILLINGS, MONTANA   - 1886 - 1903 era - Site: Texas to Colorado to Wyoming - Named in True Pioneer story entitled A DREAM OF LUSH VALLEYS of William Thomas Wiley who took his family in a wagon train to Oregon but settled for the Big Horn country of Montana, accompanied by the Allen family as found in this rare, complete western magazine.

BILLINGS, Sheriff - Mentioned in "Did they get the San Juan Killer" by T. W. Paterson.  Search for murder of Capt. and Mrs. Henry Dwyer involved Canada and the United States, but was the right man hanged?

BILLINGSLEY  - 1919 - 22. Location: OK. Named in story entitled SHOOT-OUT AT THE CALIFORNIA CAFE, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA by Louise Riotte who writes of the life and times of U. S. Marshal Dow Braziel as found in this old, complete western magazine.

BILLOPP, Christopher, Colonel * - 1926 - Harry Bedell pictured portraying Colonel Christopher Billopp in pictured entitled  "A Revolutionary Celebration; The Billopp House at Tottenville, States Island, New York as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BILLS, C.J. Colonial mentioned in "Last Days of Buffalo Bill"

BILLS, Dick * orchestra leader. Pictured and named in  "Idaho Ellison-Where The Action Is!" by Ben T. Traywick. Story of Western hero who spent eight years of his life with an Indian tribe and later became a famous cowboy, killed an outlaw at 16, fought Pancho Villa, arrested as a stage coach robber, injured in WWI and later a successful movie star as published in this rare and seldom found complete old western magazine.

BILLY BROOK * - 1923 - Pictured in weekly feature "News of the Week"  as this horse and it's rider, Robert Clancy, failed to clear a barrier in a race at the Monmouth N. J., Colt Show as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BILLY BURK FOLLIES * - 1933 - Shows Betty Worth as star of the New Billie Burke Follies is featured in a new hair-do in pictorial collage entitled BE BEAUTIFUL by Elsie Pierce. Mint Condition. 10 by14 inches

BILLY GOAT * - 1924 - Pictorial Cover of Electric Billy Goat in use hauling a coal car along with text describing same for Boston and Albany Railroad.

BILLY SUNDAY  - 1860 era - Named in story of  heroic pioneer, John Gardner Tims who survived an arduous trip from England after conversion to Mormonism to Salt Lake City. Entitled "Jack Mormon", a true tale of the pioneer west as published in this complete and rare western magazine.

BILLY SUNDAY * - 1934 - Famous evangelist featured in article entitled FOOTNOTES ON A WEEK'S HEADLINERS headlined CONSERVATOR OF VIRTUE as the story retells his unwavering dedication to saving millions of lives for Christ as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BILLY THE KID * - 1850 - 1900 era- Site Italy, Western United States. Named in LITTLE SISTER OF COURAGE by Louise Cheney writes lovingly of Sister Blandina who, with crucifix in hand and a deep abiding faith in her heart became a part of America's great frontier as found in this very rare Western magazine

BILLY THE KID - 1890 era - Western U. S. A. Named in this biography of Captain John Wallace Crawford, entitled, "Captain Jack, The Poet Scout", and here the author, Paul T. Nolen, recites the history of this western scout and acquaintance of Buffalo Bill who went from scouting to acting to writing as published in this complete western magazine.

BILLY THE KID - 1896 era - Referred to in historic, seldom found story entitled "The Night Wyatt Earp Almost KOed Boxing" by Gary Roberts. Pictures Earp, drawing of ring of Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco. controversial $10,000 Check covering great fight between "Fighting" Bob Fitzsimmons and "Sailor" Tom Sharkey. 

BILLY THE KID -  1882 era - Site - Tombstone, Arizona - Named in "Gomorrah On Goose Flats", the real story of the wild days of Tombstone, Arizona, a town bloodier than Dodge City, richer than Virginia City and Leadville, where men too violent to call home stayed as published in this very rare and old and complete Western magazine.

BILLY THE KID- Named in story entitled THE KING AND I HAVE THE BOWIE KNIFE by Raymond W. Thorp of the making of the real  Bowie Knife in an obscure little blacksmith shop in Arkansas owned by James Black with pictures of weapon owned by Thorp and King Faisal II of Iraq and the history of the two men and their love for the Bowie knife as found in this old, complete western magazine

BILLY THE KID mentioned in "Henry Plummer's Horrendous Masquerade" article from old western magazine

BILLY THE KID mentioned in "The Coyote Badman"

BILLY THE KID, mentioned in "Harry Tracy, The West's Mad Killer" article from old western magazine

BILLY THE KID  (William Bonney) - -- 1850 era - Location New Mexico and Texas -Mentioned in "The Taming of Tex Moore" by Joe Koller.  John M. (Tex) Moore, artist, cowboy, elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western heritage center, Oklahoma City, OK.

BILLY THE KID  - 1890 ERA. LOCATION, Texas. Story entitled The Man With The Silver Tongue y Glenn Shirley who writes of the mighty son of the immortal General Sam Houston who was orphaned at the age of 7 but went on to study law, become a state senator and build a legend of his own as an orator as found in this complete, rare, Western magazine.

BILLY THE KID -  Pioneer West Era. Location - Western United States. Named in story entitled CATTLE KINGS by George A. Wallis who writes of the lives of those men who took two elements - livestock and the range - each as wild as the other and refused to quit until they established the great ranches of the west as published in this old western magazine. Part 1.

BILLY THE KID - (captured by Pat Garrett at Los Portales) - 1888 era. Site: NM. Named in story entitled "WRETCHED WEB" by Joseph W. Snell who writes of the life and times of John J. Webb, an officer of the law and then a victim of a questionable shooting where a Judge and Jury determined him guilty of murder. Fascinating true story as found in this old, complete western magazine

BILLY THE KID - 1787 - 1890. Location: United States. Named in this story entitled THOSE TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS by Stephanie C. Shulsinger who records the history of those men who held this important post on the western pioneer front as published in this, old, complete western magazine.

BIMSTEIN, Whitey * Named in  "The Cut Men" Boxing featured Article World War II magazine.

BINCKLEY, George Sidney Consulting Engineer. Author,  1920 Featured Article entitled "Structural Art" - a masterpiece of coverage of the great Brooklyn Bridge from a National Magazine.

BINDER, Tinie Mentioned in "Some Very Early Bucking Horses Milt Knew" By: Milt Hinkle

BINDER, William G., - 1900 - 20 era - - Named in  story entitled "Tom Mix - Soldier of Fortune" by Joe Koller includes coverage of his service in Cuba (wounded at Santiago), Philippines and China and his days in the Wild West Shows before he became Hollywood's most famous Cowboy star as published in this complete western magazine.

BINGHAM (Texas Ranger Lawman, Gallant Texas Ranger - Major Article, Western Pioneer Magazine)

BINGHAM BEER BILL * - 1932 - Article entitled THE UPROAR OVER THE BINGHAM BEER BILL  with picture titled "The We Want Beer Plane Which Is Touring the Nation in Behalf of Modification as saved from this old American News Magazine.

BINGHAM CANYON, Utah,  "The Town That Copper Killed" by Joseph H. Porath, article about history of Bingham, Utah and world's largest open copper pit as featured in old western magazine. Circa early 1900's.

BINGHAM, Hiram (Senator from Conn.) - 1928 - Mentioned in Feature article entitled "Sandino, of Nicaragua; Bandit or Patriot" as saved from this old American News Magazine.

BINGHAM, Leslie *  - 1934- Scenes from "Merrily, We Roll Along" with stars of THE PLAY OF THE WEEK, "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" play at the Music Box Theatre as saved from this old American pictorial magazine

BINGHAM, Sanford "The Town That Copper Killed" by Joseph H. Porath, article about history of Bingham, Utah and world's largest open copper pit as featured in old western magazine. Circa early 1900's.

BINGHAM, Senator * - 1932 - Article entitled THE UPROAR OVER THE BINGHAM BEER BILL  with picture titled "The We Want Beer Plane Which Is Touring the Nation in Behalf of Modification as saved from this old American News Magazine.

BINGHAM, Tom "The Town That Copper Killed" by Joseph H. Porath, article about history of Bingham, Utah and world's largest open copper pit as featured in old western magazine. Circa early 1900's.

BINGHAM, Utah, "The Town That Copper Killed" by Joseph H. Porath, article about history of Bingham, Utah and world's largest open copper pit as featured in old western magazine. Circa early 1900's.

BINKOWITZ, B. H. * - 1920 - Named as one of messengers who stole bonds in article entitled "PRINCIPAL FIGURES IN AMAZING ARNSTEIN CASE INVOLVING THEFT OF MILLIONS" with pictorial of one of greatest swindles in Wall Street history picturing  individuals involved and their sentence or fate as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BINNEY, Constance * (Realart Star) Leading Actresses of the Photo Drama as published in a collage in a Pictorial Magazine of 1921.

BINNEY, Constance * - 1922 -American Actress - Pictorial collage entitled "Actresses Prominent in the Silent Drama". 11 by 17 inches.

BINNEY, Constance * - 1924 - Pictured and named as star of "SWEET LITTLE DEVIL" appearing at the Central Theatre as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BINNEY, Constance * - 1924 - Pictured as star of the  film play, "Sweet Little Devil ". Single Page, 11 by 17 inches.

BINNEY, Faire * (Arrow Star) Leading Actresses of the Photo Drama as published in a collage in a Pictorial Magazine of 1921.

BIOGRAPHY OF A BANK Article mentioned in "Amadeo Peter Giannini, Banking Genius" By: Joe Koller

BIORKA CHANNEL  - 1930 era. Location – Pacific Coast. Named in  story entitled “The Legend of Alexander Peihle” who writes of the life and times of an old sea-faring saloon keeper who supplied his patrons with bootleg whiskey as saved from this old and complete western magazine.

BIORKA ISLAND  - 1930 era. Location – Pacific Coast. Named in  story entitled “The Legend of Alexander Peihle” who writes of the life and times of an old sea-faring saloon keeper who supplied his patrons with bootleg whiskey as saved from this old and complete western magazine

BIR THREE'S MODUS OPERANDA - 1910-20 era - Location US -Named in  carnival and circus history entitled HEY RUBE which covers the carnival tricks of stars who entertained customers with various tricks of the carnival trade. Includes names of little know rodeo star who performed their acts before the public as found in this complete western magazine

BIRCH CREEK  " - 1964 era - Location Yukon River. Pictured  in story entitled STAMPEDE TOWNS OF THE UPPER YUKON by David Wharton and party inc. photographer Philip Hyde exploring from the Canadian border to Tanana, deep in the hears of Alaska--visiting and reporting on a few surviving relics of the great days of Klondike gold, the boom and bust stampede towns to time has passed by.

BIRCH, Reginald Bathhurst * 1895 - Featured Illustrating Artists as pictured in this Munsey's Magazine of 1895 by Philip Rodney Paulding.

BIRCHARD, Robert S.  - Written about  in "Tom Mix: Budding Western Star" By: Robert S. Birchard - the story of Tom Mix's years 1910 - 1917 at Selig-Polyscope where he achieved an authentic taste of cowboy Americana.

BIRCHBY, A. J. *  (Y.M.C.A. - New York, New York -WW 1 Honor Roll - Killed in Action)

BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS * - 1931 - Miss Gladys Lunn identified and written about in article entitled '"A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION FOR A WORLD'S RECORD BREAKER"  WHO BROKE THE 1,000 meters for the Birchfield Harriers as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BIRCHFIELD, Billy  - Pioneer era - Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona named in story entitled "THE SECRET ARIZONA RANGERS" with listings of famous lawmen and their "outlaw" subjects. Many stories of captures, escapes, some funny and other tragic as published in this Special Issue of an old seldom found and rare western magazine.

BIRD CAGE * - 1890 era. Location - Old West. Game (controlled by electricity) described and pictured in “Games And Schemes Of Deception,” by Harry Brolaski and Harold H. Reeves. Picture and description of old casino items of the old west. Featured items listed above including their trick brakes, stomach squeeze, the fleecing game, knife, rack, cane rack, etc., See above for gaming items as found in this old western magazine.

BIRD CAGE SALOON - 1846 - 1931 era. Named in story of a cool-headed fearless Deputy Sheriff of Tombstone entitled TOMBSTONE DEPUTY SHERIFF BILL BREAKENRIDGE BY Burfee Carlson. Lawman faced the likes of Ringo Star, Johnny Ringo, "Black Jack" Ketchum and "Curly Bill" Brocius as law of the west as found in this very seldom read western publication.

BIRD CAGE THEATRE - 1900's - China, Tombstone, AZ. Named in story entitled THE LAST OF TOMBSTONE'S CHINESE - in a special featured "They Built The West". ..covering the life story of Quong Kee - a Chinese immigrant who made friends and reputation in the west as found in this old complete western magazine

BIRD TAIL * - 1900 era - Location: MA, MT. Rock landmark named in story entitled "A FRIENDSHIP TO LIFT THE HEART" by Forrest Crossen relating tales of the lifetime association of Joe Thoroughman and Charlie Russell, the noted American Western Artist as found in this issue of an old Western magazine

BIRD WOMAN - SMITH, Elinor * - 1931 - Pictured in a collage of photos entitled "A FAMOUS AVIATRIX BECOMES 'CHI-WU-QUA'" as she received the Title of "Bird Woman" at Roosevelt Field from Camp Fire Girls.

BIRD WOMEN* - 1927 - Named and pictured in story in article entitled JOBS AHEAD FOR BIRD-WOMEN IN PEACE AND WAR with stories of these lady pilots who challenged the Air and the men back in 1927. Lady Bailey did not help the cause when her plane ran out of fuel and she had to land on the grounds of a lunatic asylum as saved from this old American News Magazine in their Personal Glimpses feature

BIRD, Albert F. * - 1926 - Article entitled "The First Y. C. Lab Fellowship Goes to Albert F. Bird". Receives M.I.T. Scholarship as saved from this old American Magazine.

BIRD, Bloomfield.* - 1924 - New Jersey Central Railroad Conductor is pictured as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BIRD, Greenup  -1866 era - Location Missouri - Cashier of the Clay County Savings Association named in story entitled THE FIRST DAYLIGHT BANK HOLDUP of the robbery of the Liberty, Clay County, Missouri Bank thought to be robbed by Jesse and Frank James. James took credit for the robbery but not the killing of the boy, Jolly Wymore as published in this complete, old western magazine

BIRD, J. E. - 1915 - Cover of The Youths Companion .

BIRD, Leah * - 1923 - Leah Bird starring in film play, "THE MIRACLE MAKERS"  pictured in article headlined ACTRESSES OF STAGE AND SCREEN as saved from an American Pictorial Review. Mint condition. 11 by 16 inches.

BIRD, William  1866 era - Location Missouri - Bank clerk of the Clay County Savings Association named in story entitled THE FIRST DAYLIGHT BANK HOLDUP of the robbery of the Liberty, Clay County, Missouri Bank thought to be robbed by Jesse and Frank James. James took credit for the robbery but not the killing of the boy, Jolly Wymore as published in this complete, old western magazine

BIRD, William - 1926 - Named as Special Correspondent for the New York Times in story entitled CROWDING THE NORTH POLE which relates the history of the trip of Commander Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett in exploration of the artic world as saved from this old National News magazine. 5 Pages

BIRD-MEN *, 1919 Feature article in National Magazine entitled "The Winds Used by the Bird-Men". History and picture of Liberty Airplanes  as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BIRD OF PARADISE * -  1930 -  Star pictured in article entitled ANOTHER TRIP TO PARADISE is Dolores del Rio who is called "The Exquisite Latin" as her beauty and talent extolled as "one who has rought more beauty from Mexico than Diego Rivera" as saved from this old American News Magazine.

BIRDS CARVED BY ALFRED CLAIR * - 1929 - Featured and pictured in an article entitled A  JACK-KNIFE which tells of La Clair of Biddeford, Me., who carves birds of all kinds with the Old Whittling Tools as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BIRDS DO IT -WHY CAN'T WE * - 1928 - GERMANY - How did Kites get from giant boxes to sophisticated gliders with pilots in easy chairs surrounded by  the latest of technical improvements. Well, this author says it was all because of Germany's defeat in World War I. as saved form an old American News Magazine.

BIRDSALL, Lewis (Mint Superintendent)  - 1870 Era - Named in historical biography entitled "T. Ross Browne and the Corruptible West. Story of Government sleuth who made a name for himself  as strict auditor in the pioneer days of the Gold Rush.

BIRDSEYE PASS   - 1886 - 1903 era - Site: Texas to Colorado to Wyoming - Named in True Pioneer story entitled A DREAM OF LUSH VALLEYS of William Thomas Wiley who took his family in a wagon train to Oregon but settled for the Big Horn country of Montana, accompanied by the Allen family as found in this rare, complete western magazine.

BIRDSONG, Nelda  - 1840 - 1870's. Location TX. Daughter of Chief Quanah Parker named in story entitled Comanche Chief by Zoe A. Tilghman which contains important genealogical info of family including. his daughter, Mrs. Neda Birdsong and contains facts which the author says straighten out stories of Adobe Wells and other Indian battles led by Chie Quanah Parker as published in this old, rare and complete magazine.

BIRDSONG, Nita daughter of Chief Quanah Parker and his second wife mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

BIRDSVILLE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS mentioned in "NANCY PARKER - A LADY BACKED TO THE WALL", by Juanita Daniel Zachry

BIRDWELL, George  - 1904 -1934 era. Location: OK, TX. Partner of "Pretty Boy" Floyd named in story entitled THE OKLAHOMA ROBIN HOOD by Kent L. Steckmesser who tells of the many starving farmers whose mortgage was paid by Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd in a different interpretation of the live of Oklahoma's most famous bandit as found in this rear western magazine

BIRDWOOD, Sir W. R. * - 1922 - General called "The Soul of Anzac", leader in Gallipoli and Belgian campaigns as pictured and named in the article entitled "Distinguished Leaders of British and Canadian Troops in World War"  as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BIRELL, Tala * - 1932 - Stars pictured and written about film entitled "NAGANA" , a Universal Studio Film and featured in this article entitled STAR AND SCENES FROM THE NEW FILM as saved from this old American pictorial magazine

BIRKET-SMITH, Kaj - 1936 - Pictured in feature article entitled BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS as author of "THE ESKIMOS"  as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

BIRKHEAD, Wallace mentioned in "Silver Creek Reminiscences", by: Jean-Michael Moore

BIRKHEIMER, Brigadier General in Civil War - Returned to Captaincy -Following Civil War- "The Men in Command of Our Fighting Force". Saturday Evening Post 1901.

BIRMINGHAM BARGE * - 1920 - Picture and text of this self propelled barge for navigation of the Mississippi River launched at St. Louis as saved from an old American Pictorial magazine.

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA * - 1880-1900's era. Location: US. Site named in history of famous woman outlaw BELLE STARR entitled  "When Women Held the Whip Hand" by Glen Shirley with pictures, posters, headline of newspapers, sidesaddle information on Belle Starr as published in this very rare and seldom found complete western magazine

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA HERALD CARTOONIST HARPER * - 1926 - Featured in article entitled ALABAMA'S CONVICT SYSTEM UNDER FIRE following Attorney-General of Alabama Harwell G.Davis's report on the death of convict James Knox at Flat Top Prison near Birmingham as saved from this old American Newsweek magazine.

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA * DOLOMITE*, ALABAMA 1922 - Pictorial Record Entitled "Havoc Wrought by Fire, Tornado and Mine Explosion" at the Woodward Iron Company.

BIRON, Frank,  1900 - 20 era - Named in historical story entitled "Rodeo Personalities", which lists hundreds of the Rodeo Stars of the Early Western Shows with many pictured  in this complete and very rare western magazine. Your granddaddy might be here.

BIRTH OF A NATION * - 1921 - Still from featured THE BIRTH OF A NATION in article entitled ACTRESSES AND CLIMACTIC SCENES IN PLAYS  and showing Confederate Volunteers leaving to join the army of General Robert B. Lee as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BIRTH OF A NATION - 1894 - 1930 - Named  in fantastic story entitled SHADOW WARRIORS: REAL INDIANS IN THE MOVIES w photos courtesy of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Tells the story of the making of films entitled Ghost Dance, Indian War Council and The Vanishing American using real Indians who had fought in the wars..

BISBAIN'S BATALLION mentioned in 1876 era - Story entitled "Was It Only Custer's Folly?" by Carl W. Breihan published in old Western Magazine. Seldom found Custer story i.e. "the great Indian Campaign campaign of 1876, remains the most romantic, epochal, tragic, mystical and mysterious of all the rare conflicts known in the history of the world." Highly technical with controversial theories of battle.

BISBEE MAINE STREET, BISBEE, ARIZONA  *- 1890 - 20 era. Pictured and named in this story. When an old prospector came struggling into Fort Bowie in Arizona Indian Territory hungry and tired. Well, he had come to the right place cause three of the soldiers there had found some funny looking rock and wanted him to stake a claim. They shook hands, became a partnership and founded the THE QUEEN OF COPPER as here found in this western magazine by Dale F. Underwood.

BISBEE, ARIZONA , *  - Pioneer era - Named in story entitled "THE SECRET ARIZONA RANGERS" with listings of famous lawmen and their "outlaw" subjects. Many stories of captures, escapes, some funny and other tragic as published in this Special Issue of an old seldom found and rare western magazine.

BISBEE, ARIZONA  MINING DISTRICT *  - 1890 - 20 era. Location Arizona. Named in this story. When an old prospector came struggling into Fort Bowie in Arizona Indian Territory hungry and tired. Well, he had come to the right place cause three of the soldiers there had found some funny looking rock and wanted him to stake a claim. They shook hands, became a partnership and founded the THE QUEEN OF COPPER as here found in this western magazine by Dale F. Underwood.

BISCHOFF, Elmer J. * Sergeant (Oak Park, Illinois -WW 1  Honor Roll - Killed in Action)

BISCHOFF, Herman, Store Owner, 1876 era. "Mystery of the Log Cabin Gold Mine" By: Mildred Fielder - Mining hunt of the Big Horn Expedition searching for the lost mine.

BISCUITS, (Cook)  * - 1880 - 1920 era - Site Western Frontier of Colorado - Named in author Victor W. Miller's THE CROSS BAR RANCH  ON PICEANCE CREEK - a story of roughin it in early frontier days in the snows of Colorado taking care of sheep, eating buckskin (deermeat) and trying to stay warm as told and experienced in this very rare western magazine.

BISHELL, Alfred Charles * Corporal, (Darlington, Wisconsin -WW 1 Honor Roll - Died from Accident)

BISHOP OF SPARTA * - 1921 - Pictured is representative of the Holy Synod of Greece and official head of the Greek Catholic Churches of America in the United States of America as saved from this American Pictorial Magazine.

BISHOP PATRICK MANOGUE * - 1830 - 90 era. Site: Ireland, CT, NV. Subject of story entitled "NO NEED TO TALK RELIGION" by Marion Holbrook who writes of this Catholic Priest and his experiences as Father, Priest and Bishop as found in this old. complete western magazine.

BISHOP POOLE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, OSAKA, JAPAN * - 1934 - Pictorial collage entitled WRECKAGE OF A DISASTER TO JAPAN SECOND ONLY TO THE EARTHQUAKE A DECADE AGO; SHIPPING TOSSED HIGH ON THE SHORE AT OSAKA, as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BISHOP WEDDING ATTENDANTS * - pictured at Gloria Gould, daughter of the late George Gould  with her husband, Henry Alfred Bishop just after the wedding ceremony performed at St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City as saved in this page from the American Pictorial Review

BISHOP,.* - 1913 - 1918 era. Location: IA. IL, MO. Named in story entitled WYATT EARP, A TRIPLE ACQUAINTANCE by  Raymond W. Thorp with picture of Thorp * and friends in 1913 along the Mississippi River and his history with Wyatt Earp as they met and became friends as published in this old and complete western magazine.

BISHOP, "Booger" - 1900 era - Locations: Rodeo sites in the United States.  Named in story entitled 55 YEARS A RODEO TRAMP written by William Cy Hancock as told to him by author Hackberry Johnson which is really a rodeo history from 1917 of the stars with personal photos of their acts, circus, wild west shows including a massive photo index with story after story of the old time Rodeo Stars of the old west as found in this seldom found, complete western magazine.

BISHOP, CALIFORNIA, 1880 era - Death Valley - site of  article entitled "Ramie’s Lost Bonanza" by Dorothy Robinson which tells of Alex Ramie, an ex-Legionaire who had found and lost two fortunes near Virginia City, Nevada. Author claims that the rich ledge of gold in Inyo's Saline Valley stills beg to be uncovered as found in this old and complete Western magazine.

BISHOP, Curtis author mentioned in "Red Lightning Struck Twice", by Curtis Bishop

BISHOP, Curtis - 1830 - 40 era, Site: TX, Mexico. Author of story entitled "HE MADE THE COLT PISTOL WORK" who writes that Sam Colt was a struggling, unknown gunsmith until Sam Walker submitted plans to improve his gun that became famous throughout the west as found in this old and complete western magazine.

BISHOP, Daniel Sanborn * - 1934 - Pictured as the cartoonist of the St. Louis Star-Times along with text in special feature entitled Cartoonists As They See Themselves as featured in weekly article entitled THEY STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD as saved from this American Magazine.

BISHOP, George T. * Private. Woolley, Washington WW I Honor Roll - Killed in Action.

BISHOP, Harry -  1890 -era - location Nevada. Outlaw named in story entitled "Gold Thieves in the Old West" which pictures and tells of fast shooting road agents who stole a lot of gold and of mild mannered manner, retiring high-graders who beat them at their own game as found in this very rare, complete western magazine.

BISHOP, John B. * Private (Foster, Oklahoma -WW 1  Honor Roll - Lost in the Sinking of the Tuscania)

BISHOP, Jr., George E.  - 1870 ERA - Commanding Officer, Fort Wallace, KS - Named in Historical story by Professor Othniel C. Marsh written before his death that covered his trips to the Great West Contains text  along with pictures of his trips inc. photos of his 1871 Yale Expedition, the 1873 Expedition. .

BISHOP, M. L. * Sergeant, (Connesville, Penn -WW 1 Honor Roll - Killed in Action)

BISHOP, Ray M. * Private, (Lewiston, Illinois -WW 1  Honor Roll - Killed in Action)

BISHOP, Remsen * Lieutenant, (Detroit, Michigan -WW 1 Honor Roll - Died, Airplane Accident)

BISHOP, Richard  * - 1932 -   President of the Longwood Club pictured as he awarded the Double Championship Trophy to John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison  in article entitled YOUNG STARS RISE TO FAME IN THE YEAR'S TENNIS PLAY   as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BISHOP, Ruby, Miss * - 1932 - ( of Pasadena, California) - Pictured and featured in article entitled YOUNG STARS RISE TO FAME IN THE YEAR'S TENNIS PLAY as The Girl's Champion who won the Juvenile Title at Philadelphia as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

BISHOP, S. H.  (1925 Mastadon Found in Manhattan, Major News Magazine)

BISHOP,  Henry Alfred * -   is pictured with his bride, Gloria Gould  just after the wedding ceremony performed at St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City as saved in this page from the American Pictorial Review

BISHOP'S PALACE, MONTERREY, MEXICO - 1830 - 40 era, Site: TX, Mexico. Named in story entitled "HE MADE THE COLT PISTOL WORK" by Curtis Bishop was writes that Sam Colt was a struggling, unknown gunsmith until Sam Walker submitted plans to improve his gun that became famous throughout the west as found in this old and complete western magazine.

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE newspaper mentioned in "The Fabulous Frenchman" article from old western magazine

BISMARCK TRIBUNE (newspaper) mentioned in "Reporting A Gold Rush", by: Oliver Knight

BISMARK TRAIL mentioned in "Ben Ash Dakota Trail Blazer", by Joe Koller

BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA * (steamboat landing in 1890),  referred to in "Steamers On The Big Muddy" by Carl Arp. History w pictures of the river steamers that sailed the Missouri River in pioneer days as saved from old rarely found Western magazine.

BISMARK, SOUTH DAKOTA - 1870 era - Location - Dakota Territory, MT. Named in history entitled "FT .LINCOLN'S PHANTOM FORGER" by Tom Bailey which the author claims that the Seventh Cavalry might have been saved had Custer heeded a forged order not to march to a rendezvous with death on the Little Big Horn as found in a very rare and complete western magazine.

BISON FILM COMPANY * - 1910 - 1960 Era - Site: TX NY, Australia, England. Named in early history of Rodeo, rodeo acts, circus wild west shows entitled FAR ROAMIN' TEX MCLEOD, written by Jerry Armstrong about Tex's  life becoming and performing as the World Champion Trick Roper as found in complete and seldom found western magazine.

BISON FILM STUDIOS. - 1900' era. Site: TN CA KA NJ TX OK. Old movie studio named and  written about in massive feature story entitled THE FILM COWBOY HEROES WHO WERE FOR REAL listing movie stars, acts, animals, stuntmen, singers -- a real history of the early film pioneers who made the roles of cowboy heroes as saved from this very old, complete, seldom found or read western magazine

BISON MOVIE COMPANY - 1910 era - AZ, CA, CO, OK, OR, WY - Named in this remarkable true story of Rodeo Queen Bertha Kaepernik Blancett - one of the first women rodeo stars who made a mark for herself and her sex with such outfits as the 101 Wild West Ranch Show,  the Cheyenne Frontier Day Rodeo and shows all over the United States as recorded in this rare, complete seldom found western magazine.

BISON MOVING PICTURES. *   - 1900 - 1930 ERA - Western United States area. Names in story entitled Skirts, Powder Puffs and Rodeos, a history of the great pioneer rodeo woman of the United States Extremely rare and seldom found rodeo history as published in this western magazine

BIT INVENTOR A. W. STREETER, * 1855 - (Shelburne Falls, Mass.) Patent issued for "Improved Bit Fastening" with engraving and detailed text explanation of workings..

BITTER ROOT MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY - 1850 - 90 era. Location: KS MT, OR. Named in story entitled CHIEF JOSEPH - INDIAN STATESMAN by Stephanie Cooper Shulsinger of the Chief of the Nez Perce Indians who led his people in war and peace - courageous in battle - wise and patient in defeat as found in this old, complete, western magazine.

BITTERMAN, Richard *, 4 - H Agent East Aurora, Illinois - 1961 - Pictorial text with pictures entitled "4-H Club Project in Pheasant Raising" by Wes Johns.

BITTHORST, P. V. * Captain (Lennox, South Dakota –WW 1  Honor Roll – Killed in Action)

BIVINS, Al mentioned in "He Bagged 'Em Bare-Handed", by Vera Holding

BIVINS, Lee -  Pioneer West Era. Location - Western United States. Named in story entitled CATTLE KINGS by George A. Wallis who writes of the lives of those men who took two elements - livestock and the range - each as wild as the other and refused to quit until they established the great ranches of the west as published in this old western magazine. Part 1.

BIXBIE, Robert J., Surgeon Lieutenant, Fort Frederick Steele, Wyoming - U. S. Army 1879 era -(Black Americana Memorabilia) Subject of historical story entitled "The BLACK PRIVATE WHOSE BATTLE PLAN SMASHED THE UTES" and in doing so, won the Congressional Medal of Honor as found in the rare, old, complete western magazine

BIXBY, INDIAN TERRITORY * - Story entitled RECOLLECTIONS OF BIXBY by Pat Swingle of early pioneer days in the Indian Territory citing descriptions and properties indexing property owners  as published in this complete, old western magazine.

BJERCKE, Alf, Doctor. * - 1936 - Pictured before Leiv Eriksson Mural pictured in article entitled NORWAY SENDS A GIFT as the painting Leiv Eriksson is donated to Congress as dignitaries look on as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

BJERKEN, Helmer L. * Private, (Germantown, Minnesota -WW 1 Honor Roll - Killed in Action)

BJERSKA, Gaudier - 1916 - American Artist named in article describing type of painting of English artist Wyndham Lewis written  with picture of his Vorticist and text entitled ART WHICH MAKES FOR EMOTION called "Vorticism" - a step-child of Cubism and Futurism which has made a name for itself as saved from this old American News Magazine.

BJORK, George Nelson * Private (lost in the sinking of the Tuscania. His home was at St. Helen’s, Oregon. - WW 1 Honor Roll)

BJORK, Phillip, Doctor - Paleontologist South Dakota School of Mines and Technology named in story entitled "Haystack Butte Surrenders Terrible Lizard", the story of South Dakota Ranchers finding Tyrannosaurus Rex remains.

BJORNHANG, Herman * Corporal (Tofte, Minn. – Honor Roll – Killed in Action)

 

 

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