BUFFALO BILL AND THE SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS
(Buffalo Bill – Sells-Floto Circus) SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS. STORY BOOK AND PROGRAM. HOME OF 1001 WONDERS. Nd. c. 1914. 28 pages, illus., ads from the Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande and the Southern Pacific railroads. After Buffalo Bill Codys’ bankruptcy in 1913 he borrowed money from Harry H. Tammen, one of the owners of the Sells-Floto Circus. Tammen brought Cody into the organization and promoted it as the “Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bills Wild West”. However, after the close of the 1915 season Cody joined the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wilde West for the 1916 season. This item has a long tribute to Cody by Rodman Wanamaker of the Wanamaker Expedition. OCLC shows no holdings. Expected minor wear, overall in vg cond.