Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942
Dates
- Existence: 1860-02-14 - 1942-02-03
Biography
Gordon William Lillie, known professionally as Pawnee Bill, was an American showman and performer who specialized in Wild West shows and was known for his short partnership with William "Buffalo" Bill Cody.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Gordon W. Lillie Papers, approximately 1886-1931
A notice (probably 1886 or 1887) written on the letterhead of "Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company" is directed to "city and county papers" telling them that 2500 to 5000 people are ready to come into Oklahoma, but have been frightened by false reports that soldiers are waiting to keep them out. A letter to 'Friend Engles" says he considers Dr. Carver the "greatest all around shot that America ever produced."
Joseph T. McCaddon collection of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill papers, 1881-1919
Consists of business correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Included in the collection are documents relating to Pawnee Bill's (Gordon W. Lillie) Old Town and Great Far East Show, a proposed radio program, "The Last of the Frontier Scouts," and photographs.