I believe the one on the left is Bill Cody, but don't know who the other is... I have the photo and it was in with a bunch of old family photos... Garry-




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Garry-

If I had to guess, I would say Mark Twain

maybe send it to the museum in Cody they might know:

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No way, your wrong, that's Samuel Clemens. Honestly, I don't know who they are.

I don't know, but they're probably on their way to the bank

The man on the left looks like Will Geer, who is best known for playing Grandpa Walton.

The man on the right looks like the actor Dabney Coleman.

Keith

Trade & Mark?

Ted Buntline

Bill Cody and Joey Bidens uncle

Looks like maybe George Beck a man who joined with Cody in a land company

Bill Cody and White17s younger brother.

Actors Actor.

Google image search

I did... and spent several hours at it couldn't find anyone that I thought looked like the other guy.

I did send a copy to the Museum in Cody Wy and they are closed until Tuesday 3, Jan.

Garry-

160user and his significant other?

Keep us posted that would be neat if they can ID this for you.

Gary senise

I think this was before Gary was born, or even before THIS Garry was born.

Garry-

The man I thought to be Bill Cody is not... But he is somewhat of a notable character...

He is John Wallace Crawford aka, Captain Jack Crawford or the Poet Scout. The second man in photo is unidentifiable at this time.

John Wallace Crawford (1847-1917), sometimes called "Captain Jack" or "The Poet Scout", was born in Northern Ireland. Immigrating to the United States at the age of eleven (1858), he joined his father in a coal mine in Minersville, Pennsylvania. In 1863, he and his father joined the Union Army in the Civil War, serving in the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers. ‘Captain Jack’ was wounded four times, the last of which occurred at Spottsylvania. A nun taught him to read and write while he was recuperating from the wound. After the war, Crawford returned to Pennsylvania, married Maria Stokes and started a family.

One of the original seven men who settled in the Black Hills region after the Custer expedition in 1874, Crawford was a newspaper correspondent for The Omaha Daily Bee, reporting on conditions in the Black Hills. He also became Chief of Scouts for the Black Hills Rangers. After the defeat of General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, Crawford joined the Fifth Calvary at the urging of his friend, William Frederick ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. While he served as a scout and messenger for both Generals Merritt and Crook, Crawford continued to send dispatches to The Omaha Daily Bee. In the fall of 1876, Crawford joined Buffalo Bill's theatrical troupe for the winter season. He starred as ‘Captain Jack’ opposite ‘Buffalo Bill’ in western themed melodramas.

In the spring of 1878, Crawford journeyed to the gold fields of Dawson in the Yukon Territory. He never had much luck as a miner, so, a year later, he traveled to San Francisco to negotiate the publication of his first book, The Poet Scout. During the last half of 1879 and through 1880, Crawford scouted for the U.S. Army in New Mexico for their campaign against the Apaches. Crawford liked the area, so after he resigned from the Army in 1880, he decided to remain in New Mexico. After Crawford accepted a position as post trader at Fort Craig, he sent for his wife, Maria, and their children. The family maintained their residence at this isolated location for nearly two decades, even after the troops withdrew and the fort closed. He continued to prospect, perform, and write. The Poet Scout was enlarged and reprinted in 1886 and was followed by three other books; Camp Fire Sparks, Lariette and The Broncho Book. He also wrote several plays in which he took the central roles, and he authored more than a hundred short stories.

Because of a promise that he claimed he made to his mother on her death bed, Crawford allegedly never touched a drop of whiskey. Proud of his sobriety, he became a special agent of the Justice Department under President W.H. Harrison in the fall of 1889. Responsible for the capture of outlaws and "bootleggers" who sold whiskey to Native Americans, he traveled extensively throughout the Southwest during the next four years.

In 1893, Crawford devoted time exclusively to his career as an entertainer. By 1898, he attained recognition as one of the country's most popular platform entertainers. However, by 1899 he submitted to ‘gold fever’ again joining the rush to the Klondike. After two years, he returned to his career as an entertainer, but his finances were precarious. Estranged from his wife, Crawford died in his Woodhaven, Long Island home in 1917.



The museum has a crop version of the photo I have, but the other man is cropped off. Sounds like an interesting character. WIll report later if I get info on other man.

Garry-