Shooting Star Enterprises Resume Goals Clothing All dresses have appropriate headwear, undergarments, and accessories 1870’s: Day dress tan/blue cotton/silk fringe trim, Simple work dress late 1870s-1880s
style, red 1860’s blue wrapper/daydress, blue visiting gown 1890’s black cotton drill walking suit, pink/green teagown Riding habits- including Annie’s Rose Garland outfit Several Annie Oakley Costumes 1880s’-1900- complete with knickers, leggings, hats,
& gloves
To teach living history correctly, preserving the memory of Annie Oakley & Frank Butler while showing firearm
safety.
Presentations
July 2007 Edwardian Girls camp
July 2007 Major county 4-H camp in Vici
June 2007 Blaine & Kingfisher county 4-H camp (Annie and Frank)
June 2007 Watonga Public Library Summer Reading Program (Clothing History- spinning and weaving demos)
June 2007 Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show- Living History Performers
May 2007 Chuckwagon festival at Cowboy Hall of fame- townsfolk
May 10-12 2007 Annie Oakley for Flying W Guest Ranch (home of Cowboy U) for Centennial Land Run event
May 14, 2007 Leedy Oklahoma- public school Mock Landrun Annie Oakley and Spinning Demonstration
April 2007 Annie Oakley for Chisholm trail Museum Kingfisher- Reenactment days
December 2006 Christmas at Cowboy Hall of Fame & Winners of best dressed at Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy
Christmas Ball
June & July 2006 Edwardian Day Camp for Girls- Hitchcock, OK at Shooting Star Site
April 2006 Watonga OK Blaine county courthouse centennial- Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Jan. 2006 Buffalo Bill Birthday Celebration - Buffalo Bill Historic Center- Annie and Frank
Jan. 2006 Docent Education - Buffalo Bill Historic Center- Dressing the Part
July 2005 Nevada Iowa West Fest- Annie Oakley & Medicine Show
July 2005 Buffalo Bill Historic Center, Cody, WY- Fashion show, Annie Oakley, and sewing classes
August 2005 Wild West Show at Living History Farm Logan, Utah- Annie Oakley
2004 Lomega Grade School- Loyal, OK
2003 Grand County Historial Association- Wild West Festival, Kremlin, CO
2003 Sonoran Speakers Club, Scottsdale AZ
2002 Fleischer Museum Scottsdale AZ - Cody Museum display during Festival of the west
Feb. 2000 & 1998-Buffalo Bill's B-day Celebration -Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
1999-2004 Yearly Wild West Show Mahaffie Stage Stop
December 1999 - 19th Century Fashion Show -Old West Trade Show Salina, KS
November 1999 - Western Heritage Festival & Cowboy Gathering Las Vegas, NV
September 1999 - National Champions AFOWR Specialty Act, 2nd Living History
May 1999 - Midwest AFOWR Champions-Specialty Act
Sept. 1998 -Performed for Kansas City Royal VIP Auction appreciation Banquet
Sept. 1998 - Performed with To Heal All Nations, at Time Line Eaton, OH
August, 1998 - Performed for Buffalo Bill Historical Center Celebrity Shoot
July 25, 1998 - Produced Historical Wild West Show for Annie Oakley Days, Greenville, OH
July 1998 - Played Annie & Frank for Greystone Productions film (The History Channel) for the
series Tales of the Gun -episode Women & Guns, released November 22, 1998
July 1998 -Played Annie & Frank for Riva Productions film on Annie Oakley (PBS)
Feb. 1998-Buffalo Bill’s Birthday Celebration -Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
1996 performed for Olympic Equestrian Endurance race participants
1994-1996 Mack’s Country, a historical old west town in Garden City, MO
Involved with many local historical societies, schools, and celebrations
Participated in filming of “Outlaws & Lawmen”
Skills
Make all our own historically correct clothing/costuming- have several Annie & Frank outfits & created
Annie Oakley costumes for Annie Oakley Foundation in 1997
Gun handling:
Given new 1897 Annie Oakley Commemorative Marlin 22 by Marlin for promotional work Sharpshooting, Hunting, and
Gun Safety.
Marna was Gun Safety officer for Mack’s Country for 1yr and scored a perfect score on her
Kansas Hunter Safety course- We always give a safety presentation for the children before each performance.
Horses-
Riding, Breaking and Training (Marna rides sidesaddle),
Driving & harnessing- both team and single horse
Custom rifle building- Gunstock carving and inlay
Leatherwork
Other skills: storytelling, spinning, embroidery, tatting, campfire cooking, herb lore, Indian
dancing
American Federation of Old West Reenactors,
Annie Oakley Foundation
Other Historical Venues
Designed and created parasols for the Charleston scene in the award winning movie-"Cold Mountain"
Designed and created 1850's parasols for upcoming film "The Legends of Zorro"
Designed traveling dress for Museum display in restored 1876 railroad car in California Railroad Museum
Cataloged and dated clothing collection for Koester House Museum, Marysville, KS
Historical and Costume consultants on 3 screenplays currently being written
Instructor on www.costumeclassroom.com since 1999
References
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, educational department, Phone: 307-578-4061
Mahaffie Farmstead & Stage Coach Stop Historic site, Phone: 913-782-6972
Ebb Tarr, Gunsmith & Buffalo Bill Cody Historian, Phone 307-527-4022
Props
Horses-2 bay mares with gear, sidesaddles, slickfork saddles, team of chestnut mules
12’ x 14’ Wall tent- white canvas
Tent furnishings Carpet, Wagon Rocker, Period Folding Chairs, Steamer Trunk, Dresser Trunk,
Tables, oil lamps, table cloths, blankets, books, pictures, posters, etc.
Period and reproduction guns: Winchester Annie Oakley commemorative, Marlin Annie Oakley Commemorative, Steven’s
Tip up, Matched 22 bird’s head revolvers, 45 LC revolver, 1890’s era Marlin rifles, Exposed hammer Damascus shotgun,
and more
Crystal pieces- bowls, decanters, pitchers, China- Moss Rose tea set & luncheon plates
Memorabilia from 1893 World’s Fair
Large collection 1800’s fashion magazines and photographs, actual period clothing & accessories
Period sewing tools
Medicine Show/Gypsy Wagon, cutter sleigh, high wheel wagon, dogcart(4 wheel)
Below is a partial list of costuming- we are always adding to this list. In addition we have two young daughters
who have full dress for any period we do, plus period toys.
Doug Davis
Red wool Showman’s Shirt, Misc. cotton period shirts, dress & work
Cotton pants, white, tan, black stripe
Vests, Mid to Late 1800’s -Linen, Brocade, Wool, Cotton
Frock Coats mid- late 1800’s: 1 black, 1 wine colored with velvet contrast
Cutaway (Shooting Jacket) Coat late 1800’s, with matching vest & pants
Dark brown corded cotton morning coat, w/ matching vest etc.
Tan corded twill sack suit -late 1800’s
Ranchers short overcoat -blanket lined shawl collar, 1870’s
Texas Star, over the knee boots
Accessories: Pocket watch, hairchain, watchchain, ascots, string tie
Hats: Silverbelly Montana Peak wide brim, brown medium crown wide brim
Marna Jean Davis -
1880’s Bustle Dresses : Green Wool Daydress, Shot Taffeta/Brocade Ballgown, Gold Velvet
Entertainer’s Dress, Plaid cotton daydress, 1887-90 grey walking suit
velvet ballgown/entertainer’s dress, easyfitting basque and skirt
Accessories: Misc. leather gloves, bonnets, hats, shoes, boots, parasols, fans, jewelryHandspun,
handwoven wool shawl, 1880’s bustle era wool jacket with fur trim, 1880’s black shoulder capes: 1 cut velvet, 1
persian lamb