List of Wild West Shows
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List of Wild West Shows:
- Allen Bros. Wild West (1929-1934) - Charles and Mert H. Allen
- Arlington & Beckman's Oklahoma Ranch Wild West (1913) - Edward Arlington and Fred Beckman
- Austin Bros. 3 Ring Circus and Real Wild West (1945)
- Barrett Shows and Oklahoma Bill's Wild West (1920)
- Bee Ho Gray's Wild West (circa 1919-1932)
- Broncho John, Famous Western Horseman and his Corps of Expert Horsemen (1906) - J. H. Sullivan
- Buckskin Ben's Wild West and Dog and Pony Show (1908) Benjamin Stalker
- Buckskin Bill's Wild West (1900)
- California Frank’s All-Star Wild West (1911) - Frank Hafley
- Colonel Cummins’ Wild West Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World - Frederick T. Cummins
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for Kids
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders
- Diamond Dick's Wild West
- Fred Akins Real Wild West and Far East Show (1909-1910)
- Gene Autry's Flying A Ranch Stamped (1942)
- Irwin & Hirsig Wild West (1910)
- Irwin Brothers Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show (1913-1917)
- Jones Bros.' Buffalo Ranch Wild West (1910)
- Texas Jack's Wild West (circa 1900)
- Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West
- Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show
- Zach Mulhall's Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers
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It should be that most of the "Wild West Shows" did not include the word "show" in their name since the term indicated that the performers were simply acting. Terms like "exposition" or "exhibition" were commonly used to indicate that the spectacles were authentic ethnographic examples of people from the true Wild West. Many of the performers were cowboys and Native Americans who had been involved in legendary battles and historic events before seeing their way of life change dramatically with the settlement of the American frontier.
References:
Russell, Don. The Wild West: A History of the Wild West Shows. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1970.
