1949 Bowman Wild West trading cards were a massive hit for the gum company and would be one of its best selling sets to date. The 180 card set is broken up into eight subsections all with a different alpha prefix.
- A – Winning The West
- B – Indian Customs
- C – Famous Characters
- D – Indian Warfare
- E – Cowboy Life
- F – Law and Order
- G – River Days
- H – Western Stars
Bowman reissued 128 cards from this set in 1953 under the title “Frontier Days”. The differing dimensions of the reissue required a “western” border so modern collectors are unlikely to confuse the two sets.
1949 Bowman Wild West
Base Set – 180 Cards
ACC # – R701-19
| # | Card Title |
|---|---|
| A-1 | Capturing a British Fort |
| A-2 | Louisiana is Ours |
| A-3 | Exploring the Wilds |
| A-4 | Mountain Men |
| A-5 | Trap-Line Trouble |
| A-6 | Horseback Duel |
| A-7 | Shooting the Rapids |
| A-8 | At war with Britian |
| A-9 | Battle of New Orleans |
| A-10 | Death at the Waterhole |
| A-11 | Lone-Star Settlers |
| A-12 | The Alamo |
| A-13 | Fremont in the Rockies |
| A-14 | Indians attack Wagon Train |
| A-15 | Buffalo Stampede |
| A-16 | Prairie Fire |
| A-17 | Battling a Tempest |
| A-18 | Gun Runners |
| A-19 | Mormons Settle Utah |
| A-20 | James Marshall Strikes Gold |
| A-21 | The Gold Rush is On |
| A-22 | Out to stake a claim |
| A-23 | Dealing with Claim-Jumpers |
| A-24 | Virginia City Boom |
| A-25 | Panning Gold |
| A-26 | Stage Coach Robbery |
| A-27 | Saddling Pony Express |
| A-28 | Ambush |
| A-29 | Indians Attack Iron Horse |
| A-30 | Buffaloes Stop Train |
| A-31 | Train Robbery |
| A-32 | Down goes the Telegraph |
| A-33 | Peril at the Pass |
| A-34 | Hazards of Track Laying |
| A-35 | Bridge Disaster |
| A-36 | Snowbound Train |
| A-37 | Relay |
| A-38 | Pike’s Peak or Bust |
| A-39 | Montana Gold |
| A-40 | Chicago Fire |
| B-1 | Scalp Dance |
| B-2 | Running the Gauntlet |
| B-3 | Race |
| B-4 | Bow & Arrow Hunting |
| B-5 | Sign Language |
| B-6 | Smoke Signals |
| B-7 | The War Whoop |
| B-8 | An Indian Never Forgets |
| B-9 | Stalking Game |
| B-10 | Peace Pipe |
| B-11 | Young Indian Learns |
| B-12 | Building Birch Bark Canoe |
| B-13 | Woman’s Work |
| B-14 | Cliff Dwellers |
| B-15 | Torture Stake |
| B-16 | The Medicine Man |
| B-17 | Indian Lacrosse |
| B-18 | Fishing for Salmon |
| B-19 | Buffalo Trap |
| B-20 | False Face Society |
| C-1 | Tecumseh |
| C-2 | Kit Carson |
| C-3 | James Bowie |
| C-4 | Pawnee Bill |
| C-5 | Calamity Jane |
| C-6 | Buffalo Bill |
| C-7 | Captain Jack |
| C-8 | Daniel Boone |
| C-9 | Davy Crockett |
| C-10 | Annie Oakley |
| C-11 | Chief Joseph |
| C-12 | Sam Houston |
| C-13 | Black Hawk |
| C-14 | Marcus Whitman |
| C-15 | Geronimo |
| C-16 | Sitting Bull |
| C-17 | Andrew Jackson |
| C-18 | Simon Kenton |
| C-19 | Red Cloud |
| C-20 | White Bear |
| D-1 | Defeat of General Harmer |
| D-2 | Defending Their Home |
| D-3 | Captive’s March |
| D-4 | Indian Money |
| D-5 | Boy Captives |
| D-6 | Burnt-Arrow Punishment |
| D-7 | Ransom |
| D-8 | Battle of Tippecanoe |
| D-9 | Battle of Horseshoe Bend |
| D-10 | Escaping the Commanches |
| D-11 | Rushing a Stockade |
| D-12 | Saving the Wounded |
| D-13 | Battle of Bad Axe |
| D-14 | In the Nick of Time |
| D-15 | Angry Squaw |
| D-16 | Fort Keaney Massacre |
| D-17 | Wagon Box Fight |
| D-18 | Death by Moonlight |
| D-19 | Hayfield Fight |
| D-20 | Perilous Work |
| E-1 | Trail Drive |
| E-2 | Roping Wild Horses |
| E-3 | Roundup |
| E-4 | Bulldozing a Longhorn |
| E-5 | Cowboys Go to Town |
| E-6 | Pony in the Parlor |
| E-7 | Branding a calf |
| E-8 | Bronco Busting |
| E-9 | Stampede |
| E-10 | Fighting a Blizzard |
| E-11 | Range War |
| E-12 | Battle of Wild Stallions |
| E-13 | An Easterner Learns |
| E-14 | Cowgirl Race |
| E-15 | Chuck Wagon |
| E-16 | Sheep and Cattle War |
| E-17 | Night Visitiors |
| E-18 | Cowboy Capers |
| E-19 | Look! The Stagecoach! |
| E-20 | Killer Bear |
| F-1 | Sherriff Gets His Man |
| F-2 | Vigilantes Ride |
| F-3 | Horse Thieves |
| F-4 | Surprising Cattle Rustlers |
| F-5 | The Daltons |
| F-6 | Deputy Sheriff |
| F-7 | Bill Hickok at Hays City |
| F-8 | Jail Break |
| F-9 | Sherriff Defies Mob |
| F-10 | Outlaws At Bay |
| F-11 | Two-Gun Marshall |
| F-12 | Run out of Town |
| F-13 | Stick ’em Up |
| F-14 | Rangers Ride |
| F-15 | Rangers Battle Outlaws |
| F-16 | Rangers Chase Apaches |
| F-17 | Jesse James Holdup |
| F-18 | Whip Beats Pistol |
| F-19 | Citizens Rout Bandits |
| F-20 | Wells Fargo Holdup |
| G-1 | Mighty Paul Bunyan |
| G-2 | Flatboatman on Rampage |
| G-3 | King Cotton |
| G-4 | Lone Traveler, Beware! |
| G-5 | Villain’s Cave |
| G-6 | River Pirate |
| G-7 | Strategem |
| G-8 | Wreck of the Tennessee |
| G-9 | Cub Pilot |
| G-10 | Steamboat Burns Bridge |
| G-11 | Hark! The Calliope |
| G-12 | Seeing the Show |
| G-13 | New Orleans Bullfight |
| G-14 | Rifles at 30 Yards |
| G-15 | The River Rises |
| G-16 | Steamboat Race |
| G-17 | The Mosselle Blows Up |
| G-18 | Tornado |
| G-19 | Heroic Captain |
| G-20 | Riding out an Earthquake |
| H-1 | Lash LaRue |
| H-2 | Fuzzy St. John |
| H-3 | James Ellison |
| H-4 | Cannonball Taylor |
| H-5 | Chris-Pin Martin |
| H-6 | James Millican |
| H-7 | Andy Clyde |
| H-8 | Max “Alibi” Terhune |
| H-9 | Monte Hale |
| H-10 | Raymond Hatton |
| H-11 | Allan “Rocky” Lane |
| H-12 | Pat Brady |
| H-13 | Rex Allen |
| H-14 | Don “Red” Barry |
| H-15 | Holly Bane |
| H-16 | Robert Lowery |
| H-17 | Ray Bennett |
| H-18 | Marshall Reed |
| H-19 | John Cason |
| H-20 | Tom Neal |