Wild Bill and the Medota Carpet
Note that carpet!
If it weren’t for the matching carpet no one would have known that the famous photo of Wild Bill Hickok wearing buckskins was taken in Medota, Illinois. Yep, local historian Steve Dancey was able to verify that the famous photo of Wild bill was actually taken in Mendota after he spotted the distinctive carpet in other photographs taken by local photographer Wilbur Blakeslee (smart cookie). So now, 140 years later, the town is honoring James Butler with a life size bronze. Oh and you guessed it, the statue will be based on that famous photo. Good job.
Tags: historian Steve Dancey, james Butler hickok, medota illinois, photographer Wilbur Blakeslee, wild bill hickok, wild bill hickok statue, wild bill statue
