Copied at 30 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Now available as part of a "mini series film" entitled "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" on DVD on "More Treasures from American Film Archives 1894-1931".
Came to the "Academy" by way of Ray Phillips, who has kinetoscopes for museums around the world. He is also the author of "Edison's Kinetoscope and Its Films".
The music chosen for the DVD release on "More Treasures From American Film Archives 1894-1931" (Program 1) is "Shoot The Buffalo" a mid-19th century song.
Generally considered the greatest shot, male or female, of all-time, Annie Oakley's contemporaries claimed she never missed a rifle shot during a public performance or contest. On first viewing of this film it may appear she misses one of the seven targets. However, Annie takes only six shots at the stationary targets, hitting six of six. She then switches rifles for the moving targets. It is unclear why there were seven targets if she had just six shots.
Annie Oakley's assistant in this film is her husband, Frank Butler, also a champion shot. Annie and Frank are the main characters in the play and film, "Annie Get Your Gun," a somewhat fictional account of their relationship.