1883 ARMED COWBOY CABINET CARD YANKEE JUDD G.W. DAVIS TEXAS RAILROAD INSCRIBED For Sale

ORIGINAL!1883 ARMED COWBOY CABINET CARD YANKEE JUDD G.W. DAVIS - TEXAS RAILROAD INSCRIBED

1883 ARMED COWBOY CABINET CARD E.B "YANKEE" JUDD - G.W. DAVIS - TEXAS RAILROAD INSCRIBED

RARE 1883 ARMED COWBOY CABINET CARD E.B. "YANKEE" JUDD - G.W. DAVIS - EXCEPTIONAL TEXAS RAILROAD

[E.B. "Yankee" Judd was a noted 19th-century Old West frontiersman, scout, and plainsman who operated primarily during the late 1870s and 1880s. Unlike high-profile figures of the era, much of Judd’s life remains an elusive, sparsely documented part of frontier lore, though he was deeply entrenched in the dangerous, fast-moving environment of the American West. Judd is best known for his close friendship and frontier partnership with Joseph "White Eye" Anderson. Anderson was a famous Westerner who traveled alongside Wild Bill Hickok to Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1876 and helped bury Hickok after his assassination.]

INSCRIPTION HISTORY

• SUBJECT: E.B. "YANKEE" JUDD IN FULL FRONTIER COWBOY ATTIRE, ARMED WITH A REVOLVER/HOLSTER AND BELT KNIFE AGAINST A ROCKY STUDIO BACKDROP.
• PHOTOGRAPHER GALLERY: G.W. DAVIS (RICHMOND, VA / WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A RARE REGIONAL VARIANT/PERIOD COPY PRINT DISTRIBUTED TO EASTERN MARKETS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE 1880S WILD WEST CRAZE.
• FORMAT: ORIGINAL 19TH-CENTURY CABINET CARD.
• DIMENSIONS: STANDARD CABINET CARD (APPROX. 4.25 X 6.5 INCHES).
• DATE OF INSCRIPTION: OCTOBER 1ST, 1883 (FIRMLY DATED IN PERIOD INK).

INCREDIBLE CROSSOVER SOCIAL HISTORY INSCRIPTION;

THE LOWER FRONT AND BACK OF THIS CARD FEATURE A FASCINATING, HIGHLY STYLIZED PERIOD HANDWRITTEN INK INSCRIPTION. IT SERVES AS AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF SOCIAL HISTORY, DOCUMENTING THE WORKPLACE HUMOR, NICKNAMES, AND LIFESTYLE OF A LATE-19TH-CENTURY TEXAS RAILROAD CREW USING A TRENDY TOUGH COWBOY PHOTO AS A NOVELTY CANVAS TO WRITE AN INSIDE JOKE.

THE EXACT TEXT READS:

COMPLIMENTS OF WILD CAT BOLIVAR THE TERROR OF THE F&S. FOR THE GREAT CHIEF PATHFINDER - TRUSTING HE MAY NEVER DEGENERATE FROM THE BURNS RETREAT F&S. MICE F&S. RY. TEX. OCT. 1ST / 83

HISTORICAL CONTEXT BREAKDOWN:

• F&S. RY. TEX. / F&S. MICE: REFERS TO A HISTORIC REGIONAL TEXAS SHORT-LINE OR LOGGING RAILROAD OPERATING DURING THE EARLY 1880S TEXAS RAIL BOOM. THE TIGHT-KNIT CREW PLAYFULLY NICKNAMED THEMSELVES THE F&S MICE TO CONTRAST WITH THE SENDER'S MONIKER.
• THE GREAT CHIEF PATHFINDER: A POPULAR 1880S POP-CULTURE NICKNAME AFFECTIONATELY GIVEN TO A LEAD SURVEYOR, NAVIGATOR, OR ENGINEER PAVING THE WAY FOR THE TRACKS.
• BURNS RETREAT: A DIRECT REFERENCE TO A LOCAL 1883 TEXAS SALOON, BOARDING HOUSE, SHANTY CAMP, OR STAGE COACH STOP, WHERE THIS SPECIFIC CREW DRANK AND RESTED.

CONDITION REPORT

• IMAGE: HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGE WITH EXCELLENT CLARITY. DETAILS ON THE CLOTHING, FACIAL FEATURES, REVOLVER GRIP, AND BOWIE KNIFE ARE BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED.
• CARD STOCK MOUNT: STRONG, RIGID VINTAGE CARDSTOCK WITH VERY MINOR HANDLING.
• NOTE: PLEASE REVIEW ALL HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS CAREFULLY TO ASSESS OVERALL CONDITION DETAILS BEFORE BUYING.

THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PERIOD VINTAGE Photograph — NOT A COPY, DIGITAL REPRINT, OR REPRODUCTION.

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