Mar 31, 2016 - Sale 2408

Sale 2408 - Lot 261

Price Realized: $ 3,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(FILM.) NORMAN FILMS. "Bill Pickett. World's Colored Champion. The Bull-Dogger." One sheet poster, 41x27 inches; linen-backed with some light restoration. a very nice example. Jacksonville, FL: Norman Films, 1921

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Bill Pickett (1867-1932) was a genuine cowboy. He invented the practice of what we know today as 'Bull-dogging' or steer-wrestling. Like a lot of what used to be strictly ranch activities, bull-dogging has become a rodeo sport.