"Cowboy" Charles Weston
Object Details
- Description
- 1910 Mecca Cigarettes sports card featuring pool champion "Cowboy" Charles Weston.
- Born Oliver Siegfried Rectanus, Charles Weston was a PIttsburgh born player who participated in many high profile billiard events, and became a champion in long playing pool. He earned the nickname "Cowboy" after working for various Wild West Shows, including Buffalo Bill's and Buck Taylor's.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1910
- ID Number
- 1996.0213.203
- accession number
- 1996.0213
- catalog number
- 1996.0213.203
- publisher
- Mecca Cigarettes
- maker
- Mecca Cigarettes
- Object Name
- card, billiards
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.2 cm x 6.2 cm; 2 27/32 in x 2 7/16 in
- place made
- United States: New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Billiards
- Record ID
- nmah_1409009
