Buffalo Bill's (Co. W. F. Cody) Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Historical Sketches and Programme. Greater New York. Published by Fless and Ridge Printing Co., 1895. Color pictorial covers, 64 pp. Illustrations. Small chip to top edge of upper cover. Short tear to edge of lower cover. Otherwise a nice copy. Nice birds-eye view of South Brooklyn noting Ambrose Park the site of Buffalo Bill's performances. Two performances daily, rain or shine, tickets 50 cents. Part circus, part vaudeville act, part patriotic celebration of a mythic American frontier, Buffalo Bill[x=#8217/]s Wild West Show was a huge summer draw when this traveling extravaganza booked time in New York in the late 19th century.After a turn at Madison Square Garden, the show moved to Brooklyn for the summer of 1894, thrilling audiences at Ambrose Park, a 24-acre parcel of land on Third Avenue and 37th Street in today's Sunset Park. Date: 1895Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: