Sharpshooter Annie Oakley shooting over her shoulder using a hand mirror, circa 1899.

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image showing Sharpshooter Annie Oakley shooting over her shoulder using a hand mirror, circa 1899.

ClassicFlavour on May 21st, 2018 at 13:54 UTC »

It's pretty cool how the vegetation and the fence look like a watercolour painting.

mindfulminx on May 21st, 2018 at 13:56 UTC »

My grandfather (who was born in 1899) had great memories of seeing her perform in the Buffalo Bill Show. So cool.

Smeggywulff on May 21st, 2018 at 14:10 UTC »

Little known fact: Annie Oakley met her husband before she became a sharp shooter. He was a traveling sharp shooting showman and one of his ways to drum up business was to challenge townspeople to shooting competitions. She beat him.

He eventually quit sharp shooting so she could get all of the attention. They remained married until death finally parted them decades later.