OT- Old Wild West Show photos. (Need Help!)

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:20 am

I picked up an unusual badge the other day. As most of you know I'm an old west collector. The badge had stamped on it "Texas Bud" 23 "Days of 49". I was very curious as to what the history of this badge was. After some deep research I found out "Texas Bud" P. J. Snell had a 300 foot tent Wild West Show that he traveled around Texas and Oklahoma in around the turn of the century. He had 12 or 13 cowboys and cowgirls in the show along with an announcer. Two of them are members of the Cowboys Hall of Fame and Cowgirls Hall of Fame, Will Pickett and Goldie St Clair. Will was known for his all around ability but famous for bulldogging a steer by biting it on the lip and taking it down. Goldie was a World Champion Lady Bronc Rider. I also found out that Texas Bud is buried just 50 miles from where I live. There were many of these small shows in the old days. Buffalo Bill played the big cities and they took the rest. Texas Bud and Will were with Buffalo Bill first. I have a little more to find out about "Wild Horse Charlie" and the rest. I thought y'all might want to see the photos and learn a little about them.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:37 am

that is very kewl! very interesting history.

deerwhacker444 · Post by **deerwhacker444** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:02 am

FYI, he was known as Bill Pickett as well.

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:05 am

Thanks.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:11 am

great pics

airedaleman · Post by **airedaleman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:31 am

Thanks! You find really wonderful things. (Glad to see that Capt' Hardy uses Peters Ammunition!)

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:01 pm

Dearwacker444, yes I know, thanks. He also had a brother named Ben that the USPS mistakenly put on a stamp honoring Bill Willie Pickett. They corrected it after a short run. There is a large bronze of Pickett in Fort worth, Texas.

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:46 am

If anybody has anymore information about the show or it's members please pass it along. Thanks!

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:11 pm

I added a larger photo of the performers and announcer.. Thanks!

pohill · Post by **pohill** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:38 pm

Great pics.
I live in MA, and lately I've been researching Buffalo Bill's visit to my part of the country. He was in the area in the 1890s, and was actually in the next town over from mine in 1896 (Newburyport, Ma). I went to the library and looked up that day in the newspaper and it was amazing how much info I got.
It's pretty cool to think that he was this far east.

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