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Western Memorabilia Show
KAY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LIVESTOCK CENTER
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800 S. MAIN, BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA
(The Livestock Center is directly east of the Event Center )
Celebrating 143 years of Oklahoma’s 1 01 Ranch and featuring exhibits of the famed 101 Ranch Wild West Show . Our show returns to the springtime scheduleas the 101 Ranch’s legacyisobserved in displays of historic artifacts and antiques including those of show performers like Lucille Mulhall, Bill Pickett, Tom Mix and others.
Showcased are dozens of Ranch and Western Memorabilia for viewing and for sale:Firearms, cowboy gear, spurs, saddles, Miller family items,rare photos, posters, ephemera, books, artwork, coins, clothing , and Oklahoma museum pieces.
Whether an avid collector or just a Western fan, join us in Blackwell, Oklahoma, March 24, 25, 2023.
SHOW HOURS
FRIDAY 1pm – 6pmSATURDAY 9am- 4pm
ADMISSION
FRIDAY $8.00 (ALSO GOOD FOR SATURDAY)
SATURDAY $5.00-CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE
**VENDORS** Building open for setup Friday morning. You may reserve 8-Foot Tables for $60 or 12 by 12-foot spaces at $120. (Reduced rates available if paid by February 1.) Contact Mike Dvorak 580-307-5076 or e-mail Al Stehno at Goldspur101@gmail.com
Oklahoma’s 101 Ranch Celebrates 143rd Anniversary at Blackwell March 24 & 25, 2023
George Washington Miller. ca 1890s
When George W. Miller left his home state of Kentucky in 1869, he likely never dreamed of one day overseeing a huge Oklahoma Ranching empire, or that his sons would place the family name on a pioneering Wild West Show, but as it turned out, the visionary, ambitious Miller and his sons did just that. From 1871 to 1903, Miller and his sons built their cattle herds on leased pastures in Indian Territory, eventually purchasing land from the friendly Ponca Indian Tribe to develop their 101 Ranch into a highly diversified farm and stock raising complex. The sprawling 101 Ranch was supported by its own on-site electric plant, a cannery, a dairy, a tannery, a store, and several different mills. In 1905, the forward-thinking brothers ventured into show business by staging a Wild West exhibition and rodeo at the 101 Ranch. It evolved into the World famous 101 Wild West Show.
The vision of George W. Miller and his sons will be celebrated Friday and Saturday March 24 & 25, 2023, in Blackwell, Oklahoma during the annual “101 Ranch Western Memorabilia Show.”
The event at the Kay County Fairgrounds Livestock Center features 101 Ranch and Wild West Show artifacts as well as other Western memorabilia for viewing or sale including original cowboy gear, firearms, assorted antiques, rare photos and ephemera.
The show, presented by the 101 Ranch Collectors’ Association, is open to the public Friday 1 pm to 6 pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm.
The Three Georges - George W. Miller holding grandson George, Joe’s son and G.W.’s youngest son George L. Miller.
The sprawling 101 Ranch Headquarters complex as it appeared in the 1920’s. Upper right is the “White House” and below it the 101 Ranch General Store.
101 Ranch cowboys in the Cherokee Outlet during a roundup in 1890.
101 Ranch show dealers
Our show returns to the springtime scheduleas the 101 Ranch’s legacyisobserved in displays of historic artifacts and antiques including those of show performers like Lucille Mulhall, Bill Pickett, Tom Mix and others.
