John Nelson, Squaw man and family
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Call Number |
NS-119 |
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Title |
John Nelson, Squaw man and family |
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Summary |
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 York. One of the children stands on a rope tied to the tree and his head is out of the frame. The smallest child lies on a blanket on the ground in the foreground. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He acted as interpreter in some of the Wild West Shows and also served as a stagecoach driver and cowboy in some of the acts. Nelson played the settler in the "Attack on a Settler's Cabin" act in which the settlers are saved by Cody. Nelson and his Sioux family were presented to Queen Victoria while the show toured in England in 1887. |
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Date |
[1886?] |
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Notes |
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West" typed on photoprint.; "John Nelson, Squaw man and family Given by the family of Nate Salsbury, from his collection, in 1938" and "1886 Erastina St. I." handwritten on back of photoprint.; Image also identified as "F9610."; Title supplied by cataloger.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001051193 |
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Physical Description |
1 copy photonegative ; 12 x 16 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 16 x 21 cm. (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) on mat 18 x 23 cm. (7 x 9 in.) |
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Is Part Of |
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. |
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Subject |
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. |
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Rights |
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes (digital reproduction) |
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Type of Material |
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Portrait photographs.; Imaged.; Image |
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Relation |
Image File: ZZR700105119 |
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Format-Medium |
Photograph |
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Filename |
00105119.tif |
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CONTENTdm number |
78918 |
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