Pickett Bill (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Magazine. 64p. + 36p. Classifieds, 10.5x13.5 inches, articles, news, reviews, opinion, events, local ads, services & resources, very good newsprint magazine in stapled glossy wraps.

A real photo postcard of Bill Pickett, the African American cowboy, rodeo performer, and early motion picture actor, showing Pickett standing in a long overcoat and wide-brimmed hat, holding a pistol at his side, with a painted western landscape backdrop behind him. Bill Pickett was one of the best-known Black cowboys and rodeo performers of the early twentieth century. Born in Texas in 1870, he became famous for bulldogging, later known as steer wrestling, and worked in western shows and early motion pictures. This portrait shows him in a staged cowboy presentation, with hat, overcoat, pistol, and painted western backdrop, emphasizing the public persona of the rodeo performer as much as the working cowboy. We find no other examples of this image or of studio portraits of Pickett in auction records or the trade. Light wear and soiling, with some surface marks and age toning. Original real photo postcard on AZO stock, stamp box with four upward-pointing triangles dating it to ca. 1904?1918; likely 1910s. Unused postcard back.…

Pressbook. Original Pressbook. Original and rare four-page fold-over 9 1/2" x 12" sepia toned pressbook from the Norman Film Company that features 4 of their films: "The Love Bug", "The Crimson Skull", "Green Eyed Monster" and "The Bull-Dogger" that starred Bill Pickett who was an African-American champion oper and rider in wild west shows and made only two films. The pressbook is illustrated with stills and publicity material for all the films and includes some great text "There is not a white man in the cast." In fine beautiful condition. Book.…

A scarce, photographically illustrated press booklet for celebrated Black cowboy and Wild West showman Bill "The Bull-Dogger" Pickett's starring film role. The film, advertised as "A Real Breath of the Virile Golden West" with "The Greatest Array of World Champions Ever Assembled In a Motion Picture," was produced by Norman Studios of Jacksonville, Florida. Norman Studios, founded by the White producer and director, Richard E. Norman, was one of the most prominent "race film" studios of the 1920s. Melodramas, westerns, and action-adventure films were all produced by the studio. The Bull-Dogger was their most famous western, and its star, Bill Pickett, was renowned as a cowboy before he even stepped before the cameras. Born in Travis County, Texas, in 1870 to a formerly enslaved father, Pickett worked as a cowboy from an early age, gaining notoriety for developing the technique of "bull-dogging"wrestling a bull to the ground by its hornsan act featured in the film. He later joined the travelling 101 Wild West Show and appeared in a second western for Norman Studios called The Crimson Skull in 1922. This thoroughly illustrated press booklet was distributed to theatre owners to encourage them to show Pickett's film, which was "Staged on the Great Western Ranches and in Wellinton, Okmulgee, Oklahoma City, and Boley, Oklahoma, the All-Colored City." Illustrations show Pickett wrestling bulls, of course, but also feature other performers such as "Steve Reynolds, the One-legged Cowboy," "Buck Lucas, Colored Cowboy," and a number of other trick riders, trick ropers, and steer drivers. Norman's ad copy insists that "Your Patrons are crying for 'pictures of today' and not of 'Slavery times.' Pictures of real facts and what present day Colored Heroes are doing," and ensures that "The Quicker You Book and Play 'The Bull-Dogger,' The Quicker Your Bank Balance Will Increase." Norman's silent film studio in Jacksonville, Florida, which closed shortly after the advent of talking films in the early 1930s, was rediscovered in 1999 and repaired over several years. It was eventually converted into the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016. We locate no other copy of this precise pressbook, though Norman Studios produced at least two others for The Bull-Dogger which are recorded, both quite scarce themselves. An interesting and appealing piece of Black film ephemera. Single bifolium. Light even tanning, old dampstaining along gutter, with some discoloration and minor loss. Good plus.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What Did John Wayne Eat by the Campfire? I know, John Wayne was just an actor in cowboy movies, but think about it, what did all those cowboys eat when they were out on the trail? My guess is that it wasn't very fancy; just something like beans and grits to fill up a big appetite. Manly food, right? Not like we would cook today. Well, today, what would you consider manly food? What is something that would fill up a big man's appetite? Beefy Beans? Cowboy Stew? How about Campfire Cornbread? Inside you will find my all time Real Man's Recipe favorites . ENJOY!! This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Very Good. Approx. 9 x 14 cm. Postmarked Ponca, Okla, Sep 16, 1908. Address (Mrs. Alice Collins in "Sioux Sity, Iowa") and brief message written in pencil. Modest soiling and wear. Pickett, an African American cowboy and entertainer, was famed for his method of "bulldogging" which involved biting the steer on the lip and then falling backward. In this photo, Pickett, his face hidden by his hat, is photographed from behind with his feet and posterior on the ground with his arms thrown up to celebrate beside a "thrown" steer with nearby men and boys standing or horseback, apparently having observed the feat. Pickett performed for the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show which had started as a local show at their 110,000 acre ranch near Ponca, Oklahoma, but had started touring nationally in 1907. This caption indicates that this photo was taken at the Miller ranch.…