Annie Oakley 1894 Filmed by Thomas Edison
Annie Oakley performing her sharp shooting in Wild Bill's Wild West Show in 1894. Was Filmed in action by Thomas Edison.
Annie Oakley (1860 -- 1926), born Phoebe Ann Mosey, was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Oakley's amazing talent and timely rise to fame 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 Oakley reputedly could split a playing card edge-on and put five or six more holes in it before it touched the ground.