Striking portrait of Annie Oakley, the legendary sharpshooter and star performer of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Photographed by Stacy of Brooklyn, New York, the image captures Oakley in three-quarter profile, dressed in her signature Western attire and adorned with a dazzling display of medals, pins, and awards. Each medal pinned to her bodice represents a contest victory, a tribute, or a token of recognition from admirers and dignitaries from around the world.

Oakley’s calm expression and poised bearing suggest both discipline and self-assurance, qualities that defined her career as one of the most accomplished markswomen of the 19th century. The ornate star affixed to her broad-brimmed hat reinforces her iconic status, while the photographer’s elegant imprint along the bottom margin associates the image with one of the more refined East Coast studios of the era.

Cabinet cards of Annie Oakley are among the most sought-after portraits in Western and performance photography. This particular example, with her full name boldly inscribed in period hand and paired with a heavy array of visible honors, underscores both her fame and her unprecedented accomplishments as a woman in a male-dominated arena.