William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with four Native American men in a courtyard at the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. Sioux (Dakota) Chief Rocky Bear stands beside Buffalo Bill, he wears a feather headdress, a hairpipe bead breastplate, his braids are wrapped in fur, he is wrapped in a blanket, wears leggings, moccasins and holds a stone ax. Sioux (Dakota) Chief Black Heart stands next to Chief Rocky Bear. He wears a long feather headdress, a hairpipe bead breastplate, fringed leggings and beaded moccasins. Two unidentified Sioux (Dakota) men, wear feathers in their hair, fur covered braids, hairpipe bead breastplates, leggings, beaded moccasins and are wrapped in blankets. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a cutaway coat with striped pants. The courtyard is lined with several bands of round arches. Two large statues are at the top of a flight of stairs in the background.
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 12 cm. (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photographic print ; 27 x 35 cm. (10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) on mat 33 x 44 cm. (13 x 17 1/4 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Subject
Dakota Indians.--1890-1900; Indians of North America--1890-1900; Wild west shows--1880-1920; Venice (Italy)--1890-1900; Black Heart; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917; Rocky Bear; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; Palazzo ducale (Venice, Italy)--1890-1900.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700105137
Notes
"Buffalo Bill and Indians in Venice, Italy, 1889-1890 Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection in 1938" handwritten on paper stuck to back of print.; Image also identified as "F20116."; Sides of mat are deteriorating.; Title typed on photographic print.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001051371
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