Skip to main content

Archives at Cornell

Charlie Miller, 1850-1955.

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Drawing of carved pipe from beyond Rocky Mountains

 Collection — Huntington box 41 - folder 1
Identifier: 9098
Scope and content

Paintings signed Broncho Charlie and dated 1942. This could be Broncho Charlie Miller, sometimes spelled Bronco, who was the youngest rider for the Pony Express and showman for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two of the paintings are titled "Wild Horses", and "Hunting Buffalo 1878 Kansas"; the third is untitled. The untitled painting depicts Indians fighting and being killed with guns, and also has riders on horseback. A southwestern mesa landscape is in the background.

Dates: 1942.