ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD – WILD WEST SHOW – TOMPKINS FAMOUS RIDERS

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ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD – WILD WEST SHOW – TOMPKINS FAMOUS RIDE
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Unused letterhead, 8 x 10 , printed in three colors. Tompkins Famous Riders. 1904. Featuring Charles Tompkins “King of the Cow Boys” and Mabel Hackney “Queen of the Plains’.
Charles Tompkins (1875-1957) was a champion cowboy performer and Wild West promoter, friend and colleague of Will Rogers. Mabel Hackney was a cowgirl who performed with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show,  Mabel’s riding included expert jumping, later developing an act in which she would jump a horse over a table at which a group of gentlemen were leisurely enjoying their beverages. Through Buffalo Bill, Charles met Mabel while she was rehabilitating from an injury, and they married about a year later in 1904. As a couple, they started their own Wild West shows. They formed different iterations of their shows across the years. In most cases, Mabel and Charles were the premier solo acts. They also hired other acts to round out the offerings, going from one town to another during their touring season. On a couple of occasions, they joined other shows, and they toured in Europe extensively. In 1918 the couple moved to El Reno and retired from their traveling shows.
Paper a bit pulpish, slight age toning, no tears, overall Fine condition.
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