Welcome to my 2023 Dioramas Pg 2

The Dioramas on this page are a continuation of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.  His shows usually ran 3-4 hours and were broken down into "Acts" or segments.  My dioramas are broken down the same way.  Below each segment is a little write-up explaining the activities.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West  re-enacts the repulse of the Native Americans and rescue of the stage, passengers and mail by Buffalo Bill and his attendant cowboys.  John Young Nelson drives the stage with Frank Butler riding shotgun.  As the Natives are about to attack, Buffalo Bill rides in with his cowboys.  The Natives remember what happened at the attack of the wagon train and, not wanting to lose any more warriors, they make a hasty retreat.  Buffalo Bill saves the day again!

Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Johnny Baker were excellent marksmen/women who could shoot from the back of a horse at a full gallop.  Annie Oakley always rode sidesaddle in the show, but she could ride astride just as well.  Buffalo Bill had a lot of experience from his buffalo hunting years, and he could shoot with dead-on accuracy while galloping at full speed while hunting buffalo.  Johnny Baker and Annie Oakley also demonstrated their shooting skills from horseback.  They performed unique feats of sharpshooting at full speed!

Prior to becoming a showman, Buffalo Bill was a Scout and Plainsman.  He is known for his skills at hunting over 4200 buffalo in his prime.  Buffalo Bill had excellent sharpshooting skills that enabled him to shoot his gun at a full gallop while chasing buffalo.  He used his famous breech-loading, 50-cal. Springfield rifle that he named "Lucretia Borgia," while riding a few of his favorite buffalo-hunting horses--Brigham, a white stallion; Buckskin Joe, a quick and scruffy buckskin; or Charlie, a dark chestnut stallion.  Charlie, unfortunately, died in the ship's hold on the way back from England in 1887, and Buffalo Bill was crushed.

In keeping with incidents that actually happen in the old west, Buffalo Bill re-enacts an attack on a settler's cabin by Native Americans.  The Natives arrive with ill intent as the settlers try to fend them off.  Vivian has already killed one who lies dead in front of the cabin.   Then Farmer Joshua and his wife, Vivian, are killed as another brave sets fire to the cabin roof; and their daughter is almost kidnapped until Buffalo Bill rides in to the rescue.  The Natives make a hasty retreat as they do not want to lose any more members of their tribe.

All good things must come to an end.  After the grand show, Buffalo Bill comes out and rides around the arena, tipping his hat to his adoring fans.  After the show, all the performers gather for a group photo.

 That's a wrap!

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