Annie Oakley (1894)

As I was hunting through my film collection, I came across several interesting Edison films made in the late 1800s. One of these was a short film of Annie Oakley shooting small glass targets. Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 -- November 3, 1926) Born Phoebe Ann Mosey, she was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Oakley's amazing talent and luck led to a starring role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which propelled her to become the first American female superstar. Using a .22 caliber rifle at 90 feet, Annie could split a playing card edge-on and put five or six more holes in it before it touched the ground. Here is a demo of her skills.
November 1, 1894

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[coolguyrocks101]

real fast!

[lithium68681]

Very cool!

[tfd92]

Very interesting video. Where did that come from?

[deritpeehs]

she loved and practically demanded to be the center of attention, and at others' expense. was a show off and used unnatural means to obtain her "talent", similar to techniques experimented with by nazis. she did herself in.

[Demonaluv]

What could she possibly have done that was so "Godless"?

[OnionHead1988]

"annie get ya gun"

[deritpeehs]

talent to be a criminal, and suck others into her selfishness?

[kinneyboy90]

That doesn't mean she didn't have talent!!!

[CassetteMaster]

Simply amazing. Motion picture footage from the 1800s!

[deritpeehs]

annie oakley was/is a Godless individual who assumed she could do whatever she wanted, even at the expense of others.