by Apollo » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:33 am
A housing developer has commissioned a statue and a plaque to William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, to commemorate the staging of his Wild West Show in the East End Exhibition Buildings, Dennistoun, from November 16, 1891. The sow caused a major stir in Scotland at the time, as crowds flocked to see real Indians re-enacting Custer's Last Stand and Annie Oakley showing off her shooting skills. The show was based in there for four months, and Cody even went along to Ibrox Stadium to see Glasgow Rangers play Queen's Park. During the visit, a number of artefacts were donated to the city, including the "Ghost Dance Shirt" which was a major exhibit at Kelvingrove, prior to its return to the Lakota Sioux in 1999.