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May Lillie and Pawnee Bill

A photograph of May Lillie and Pawnee Bill at the dedication of their mausoleum. The ceremony was a reburial for their son Billy, who had died in March of 1925. Billy's grave can be seen inside the mausoleum's open door.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Pawnee Bill with a Group at Their Home

A photograph of Pawnee Bill and May Lillie with a large group of people on their back lawn. Pawnee Bill is in the center. May Lillie is second from the right. A few of these people are Wild West Show performers.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Three Unknown People

A photograph of May Lillie, right, wearing a long black dress and hat. There are three people, two women and one man, to her left. It is unknown who they are. There are Wild West show bleachers in the background.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Pawnee Bill with a Group of Men

A photograph of Pawnee Bill and May Lillie with a group of unidentified gentlemen on the back lawn of their mansion.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Two Unknown People

A photograph of May Lillie, right, and an unknown man and woman. They are seated on the side porch of Pawnee Bill's mansion.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie at the Wild West Show

A photograph of May Lillie standing in front of a large cactus. She is wearing a skirt and white blouse with long black gloves. Behind her is the Wild West Show arena and the Pawnee Bill ticket wagon.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie: Queen of the Buffalo Ranch Movie Scene

A photograph of a movie still from May Lillie: Queen of the Buffalo Ranch. The photograph features a large herd of bison grazing on an open prairie.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie Riding Sidesaddle

A photograph of a young May Lillie on a dark colored horse. She wears a Wild West show costume and is seated side saddle. Behind her is a teepee and the show arena canvas. Flags and show lights can be seen at the top.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Americans in Pawnee Bill's Funeral Procession

A photograph of Native Americans and other individuals in Pawnee Bill's funeral procession. They are riding in the back of a truck at 9th and Pawnee Bill Road in Pawnee. The original stone ranch sign can be seen in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Unknown Woman

A photograph of May Lillie, left, and an unknown woman, right. The unknown woman is probably a relative of May's.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie on Horseback

A photograph of May Lillie in Wild West Show costume. She is riding a light-colored horse side saddle. Her bolero jacket has large white embroidery and large conchos.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie on Horseback

A photograph of May Lillie on a bucking horse. The horse is reared back on two legs with May on side saddle. She is in front of a Wild West Show back drop. The front of the photograph says, "Mrs. Gordon W. Lillie and May Lillie." The back has a caption that reads, "Mrs. Gordon W. Lillie on spirited mount "They can't step too high for me!"
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie Feeding Livestock

A photograph of May Lillie feeding livestock in front of the ranch's mud lodge. She is posed next to a calf, holding a metal bucket. There are chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys roaming the grounds.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie with Her Brother and Niece

A photograph of May Lillie in a work dress, her brother William, and an unknown niece.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie on Rearing Horse

Photograph of May Lillie on a rearing horse in her Wild West Show costume. This image has been superimposed from the original photograph onto a scene of the Pawnee Bill Ranch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie, Billy Lillie and Gordon W. Lillie

A photograph of May Lillie, seated, with an infant Billy Lillie in her arms. Gordon W. Lillie looks over her shoulder at the baby.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie and Two Unknown Women

A photograph of May Lillie and two unknown women looking at a little dog. In the background is the Wild West Show arena and teepees.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie, Billy Lillie, and Family

A photograph of May Lillie and Billy Lillie, left, and unknown members of May's family.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie, Pawnee Bill, Unknown Woman, and Cannon

A photograph of May Lillie (right), an unknown woman (center), and Pawnee Bill (left). They are posing on the cannon that was on the front lawn of the Pawnee Bill Mansion.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie on Horseback

A scrapbook page with a photograph of May Lillie on horseback. The page says, "The Lady-Horse-Back-Shot." "Mrs. May Lillie World's Famous Shot - Taken While Resting Season 1908." May is seated side saddle in riding costume with a beaded bolero jacket and black skirt.
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Americans Butchering a Bison

A photograph of a group of eight Native American men butchering a bison.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie Reading

A photograph of May Lillie reading a book outside of a brick house.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Men with Tall Haystacks

A photograph of three men working on putting hay into piles from a horse drawn wagon.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

May Lillie Taken in Front of the Log Cabin

A photograph of May Lillie in western costume posing with a wooden chair in front of the log cabin. The other buildings on the ranch can be seen in the background.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History