William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears gauntlets on his hands. He also wears thigh boots, and his belt has a large, square buckle. He is mounted on a dark horse. The horse's bridle is decorated with shells. Lew Parker, a minstrel show manager and stage manager for the Wild West Show, is walking toward Cody from the left background, where several tents are set up. Five American flags hang from five poles on top of the tents in the background. A few men stand in the right background near a group of wagons.
Description
1 photoprint ; 16 x 21 cm. (6 x 8 in.) on album sheet 25 x 31 cm. (10 x 12 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 3.
Subject
Wild west shows--1880-1920; Horses; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917; Parker, Lew; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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: ZZR700105541
Notes
"1899" handwritten on first page of album.; "Copyright 1899 by the Courier Litho Co. Buffalo NY" handwritten in lower left corner of image.; Album sheet has number "3" handwritten below photoprint.; Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001055414
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