Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Native American (Sioux) men and a white man and woman reenact an Indian attack on white settlers at their cabin in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, London England. The Sioux men wear moccasins, leggings, and feathers in their hair or feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--England--London--1890-1900.; London (England)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1890-1900.; Historical...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- John Nelson, Squaw man and family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Returning hunter
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback with the body of a deer across his lap. He holds a rifle up with his right hand. Numerous rocks and trees are in the right and left foreground. Nelson guided...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Cody with soldiers
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center midground holding the hand of a small Native American child while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A large group of soldiers from the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- John M. Burke and cabin
- John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, holds a newspaper in his hands while standing in front of a log cabin talking with John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach. A Georgian Russian Cossack, Meliton...
- Cossacks--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Tsintsadze, Meliton.
- [1892]
- John Nelson and family no. 31B
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. Their eldest son stands at the far right wearing a feather headdress. Nelson has a full gray beard and...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- John Nelson with his family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the center of a group of men outside a tent in a camp for the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. John Burke, press agent for the shows, sits on the ground in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Indians and soldiers 7th Cavalry Burke, Remington, Salsbury, Cody, Gen'l. Guy Henry.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding the hand of a small Native American child in front of a large group of soldiers from the United States 7th Cavalry Division with a group of Native Americans. The group is gathered in front of a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. He wears a suit and has a watch fob hanging from his vest pocket. Seated next to him is Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Cody, Wyoming
- A fence borders a large corral in the foreground in a view looking toward Cody, Wyoming. The town was founded in 1896 and named for William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody, the famous scout and wild west show star. Shows a group of buildings in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cody (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Corrals--Wyoming--1890-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- Chas. Walter[s]
- Charles Orville Walters and, probably Art Simon, stand next to each near a tent. Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, they wear embroidered coats, dark pants and bowties. The bodice of their coats have appliqued...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.; Simon, Art, member of Sells Floto Circus.; Walters, Charles...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Wild West Show cooks
- Cooks for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pour water into iron kettles over cooking fires using buckets at the ends of poles. Also shows a canvas tent and piled logs. The Wild West Show reportedly employed seven cooks, two pastry chefs and two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- London tour
- A reenactment at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London, England, shows men on horseback with drawn pistols, and a mule drawn stagecoach. Buffalo Bill assists a woman from the stagecoach, a sign reads: "Overland Mail".
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--England--London--1900-1910.; Historical dramas--England--London--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- London tour
- View of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London, England. The reenactment shows men, on horseback and standing, saddled horses, and two covered wagons. The side of one wagon reads: "Big Horn Barn".
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--England--London--1900-1910.; Cowboys--England--London--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--England--London--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show program
- A page from a Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show program that contains an illustrated montage of the grand finale, it shows Native Americans attacking a cabin being repulsed by white men on horseback, and below "A Few Reasons Why You Should Visit...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--Public relations--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1880-1920.; Gunfights--1880-1920.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters cover the lower part of his pant legs. He looks down at the ground near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux Chief Long Wolf and family Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Sioux Chief Long Wolf poses with his family, his wife and three children for a studio portrait for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. An adobe-style facade is painted on the backdrop behind them. Long wolf wears a shirt, leggings, moccasins, an...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indian children--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1890.; Long Wolf.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Wild West Show in Naples, Italy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the right midground in front of a large group of other riders on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Naples, Italy. Many of the riders are Native American and some wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Wild West Show Indian rehearsal
- A Native American group rehearses for a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, probably while touring in St. Louis, Missouri. The men are on horseback. Several cowboys, possibly including John Burke, press agent for the shows, ride with the...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show Indian rehearsal
- A Native American group rehearses for a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, probably while touring in St. Louis, Missouri. The men are on horseback. Several cowboys ride with the group of Native Americans. A small log building with a wood...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Copy of a poster with drawing of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody riding a horse. Cody wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and embroidered flowers. He also wears gloves with tassles and a wide-brimmed hat. His horse's bridle is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Wild West Show rehearsal, Montreal
- A Native American group rehearses a dance for a performance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Montreal, Canada. Several of the men hold round shields. A herd of horses is gathered in the right background. Several buildings are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
- Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Japanese sword fighters
- Cast members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show duel with swords while mounted on horses. They wear fencing outfits, mesh masks and helmets.
- Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Fencing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Poster drawing of a Native American man on horseback holding his left hand to shade his eyes as he looks into the distance. He wears a buckskin shirt and pants, both with tassles. The words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" are written across the top of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cheyenne Indians
- A large group of Native American men poses in a row on horseback in an arena used for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men are members of the show's cast. Many of the men wear feather headdresses and hold...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Native American group portrait
- A group of Sioux men and one woman is gathered in front of a building, possibly the vice consul's residence in Antwerp, Belgium, for a group portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men hold blankets wrapped around...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Headquarters tent replica
- Interior view of a replica of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's headquarters tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large stuffed buffalo head is mounted on a beam in the center foreground. A bear skin rug is on the ground near a chair...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1930.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Indian group
- A group of Native Americans on horseback stands in a row in the background in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on his white horse in the left midground slightly in front of the row of...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indians dancing
- A Native American man dances in the left foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several additional Native Americans stand in the right midground watching the man dance. Several of the men wear feather headdresses and hold...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [betwen 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Deadwood Stage Coach
- View of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Deadwood stagecoach in an open air arena. Men sit in and on top of the stagecoach, cowboys on horseback laugh. A grandstand is in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Associated objects.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indians group in front of tent
- A large group of Native Americans poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men in the group wear feather headdresses. Many of the people wear blankets wrapped...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Indians dancing
- A group of Native American men performs a dance in an act for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly while on tour with the show in Ambrose Park, New York.
- Indians of North America--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cossack (Georgian) on horseback
- A Russian Georgian Cossack, Ermile Antadze, poses on horseback in the foreground in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a long, dark coat and a wool hat and has a sword attached...
- Cossacks--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Antadze, Ermile.
- [1901]
- Paint and feathers
- A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Red Cloud boys
- A Native American man stands in the midground near a tree. He is wearing a breastplate, possibly made of bones, and holds a rope in his hands. He has a scarf tied around his neck. He is possibly a member of Sioux Chief Red Cloud's family. Two...
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909--Family--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Son of Alec Waters
- A Native American man, possibly the son of Alec Waters, stands in the foreground with a blanket wrapped around him. He holds his right hand on his hip and wears a scarf tied around his neck. A group of trees is in the background. A path, possibly a...
- Waters, Alec--Family--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Postcard of original painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback, which she painted in 1889. The painting hangs in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The postcard includes a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Native American man on horseback
- A Sioux man poses on horseback in the foreground, probably at Antwerp, Belgium, while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a feather headdress and holds a thick staff in his left hand. A tent is set up in the background. A...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Native American men on horseback
- Four Native American men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold long spears and round shields. A group of buildings is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of Native Americans stands in the midground in a dirt road next to a judge's stand. The road is probably part of a race track that winds into the background. A wood fence borders the far side of the track. A large group of spectators is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of Native Americans stands in the midground in a dirt road next to a judge's stand. The road is probably part of a race track that winds into the background. A wood fence borders the far side of the track. A large group of spectators is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show main entrance
- A group of men stands under the main entrance tent to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The words "Main Entrance Buffalo Bill's Wild West" are painted on the top canvas of the tent. A banner hangs at the back of the tent reading "Doors open at 1 & 7...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody and group on beach
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the left center midground of a panoramic view of a beach, probably in Europe. A long row of Native American men and women also on horseback line the shore behind Cody. A man wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Big Foot's band of warriors
- Five Native American men, possibly members of Big Foot's band, stand in a row in the foreground near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Included in the group are, from left, Bear-That-Runs-And-Growls, Warrior, One-Tooth-Gone, Sole (bottom of foot) and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Arapahoe Indian
- A Native American man poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a single feather on the back of his head nad holds a long...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Arab on horseback
- An Arab man poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a turban and robe. A long building resembling a stable is in the background.
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]