LANTERN SLIDE MAURICE DOODY BUFFALO BILL WILD WEST SHOW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Description

We will start this with a disclaimer: We are offering this lantern slide without any proof that this is, indeed, Maurice Doody. Therefore, there are no returns on this item.
Handwritten on the wood, above and below the image, on the back:
“Maurice Doody
Madison Sq. Garden
New York City
Buffalo Bill’s
Wild West
93-94-95-96-98
1-99” (or it may be + 99)
We cannot find any likenesses online to prove this attribution.
Route Book Buffalo Bill's Wild West Season 1899
has Maurice Doody listed as
FIREMEN’S ASSISTANT and as CALCIUM LIGHTS.
This information can be found on the website, The William F. Cody Archive:
Documenting the life and times of Buffalo Bill.
On the slide, above his shoulder at left: “Rockwood.”
Please note we have shown the back first, as it has the handwriting.
SIZE. Wood housing: Approximately 7 x 4 inches. Circular portion of slide: Approximately 3 inches in diameter.
CONDITION. Very good condition.
APPEARANCES. Very good clarity.