Browse Seldom-Seen Photos of Annie Oakley

Family is your legacy, and photos are rich family treasures. Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center have a new photo album of Annie’s life with many rare photos that our Annie Oakley historians had never seen. From a young girl holding game to an elderly lady with white hair peeking out from the edges of fabulous turn-of-the-century hats, Annie is captured in many realms of her life. Mostly candid photos and some professional portraits are included thanks to the generous donation of Bonnie Perry, Annie’s great-great niece, and the gift of the heirs of William and Jennie Longfelder, friends of Annie and Frank.

You can browse through the photos showcased in the purple velvet Victorian album that capture the life of Annie Oakley.  Each page adds to Annie’s story.  Catch a glimpse of her relatives and see her life outside the performance arena.  See Annie with Frank mourning at the site of a loved one’s grave. Who were Bob, George, and Dave? Was Annie kicking up her heels as a flapper? Is that Annie dressed as an Indian princess? And, who was Fred Stone?

Annie Oakley amazed the world with her skill as a sharpshooter. Visit Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center to delve into Annie’s persona beyond her fame as a sharpshooting crowd-pleaser.  Garst Museum is open Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., closed the month of January and major holidays.

Board Members Mike Ross (l) and Nancy Cooper (r) of the Garst Museum and Annie Oakley Center Foundation played an instrumental role in creating and finalizing the new Annie Oakley photo album exhibit.