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Phoebe Ann Mosey, aka Annie Oakley, was a sharpshooter and performance shooter. Her amazing talent led to a marquee role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which made her the first American female superstar. Using a .22 caliber rifle at 90 feet, Oakley could split a playing card edge-on and put five or six more holes in it before it reached the ground. Annie was born on this day (August 13) in the year 1860.Monday, August 13, 2007
Phoebe Mosey
Phoebe Ann Mosey, aka Annie Oakley, was a sharpshooter and performance shooter. Her amazing talent led to a marquee role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which made her the first American female superstar. Using a .22 caliber rifle at 90 feet, Oakley could split a playing card edge-on and put five or six more holes in it before it reached the ground. Annie was born on this day (August 13) in the year 1860.
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I am just lovin your pics
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note. I have always been a big fan of Annie Oakley. She was a real pioneer, making her mark in what was traditionaly a man's sport.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of Annie, too. For she was one of the first women to show that guys aren't the onoy ones who can handle a gun. She was very talented.
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