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Exceedingly rare circa 1893 original color 38.5 x 28 promotional lithograph for “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World,” printed by the esteemed lithography firm A. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland. The oversized lithograph depicts an action-packed stagecoach chase, with bands of horse-mounted Native Americans pursuing the fleeing stage coach as a charging cavalry led by Buffalo Bill rides to the rescue. The lower portion features bold caption text: “Attack on the Stage Coach – The Original Deadwood Coach, Most Famous Vehicle in History – Made by Abbott Downing Company, Concord, 1868.” The lower right is stamped with the number “2.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 43.5 x 33. In fine condition, with some slight rippling to the upper background area; slight damage to the frame, and dampstaining to the mat, which does not affect the poster at all. An appreciably rare promotional lithograph for the great Buffalo Bill, dated to the year he changed his show to Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Among the tour’s more popular and exciting attraction was an ‘Attack on the Stagecoach,’ a reenactment where actors portraying Native Americans would dramatically assault a stagecoach during the show, showcasing a common danger faced by travelers in the American West during the frontier era.
