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- Women circus performers with an elephant
- Two women circus performers, in costume, pose beside an elephant at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Their costumes include turbans with ostrich feathers, baggy pants open at the sides and tapered at the ankle, chemises...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- 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?]
- Charles Walter[s] and performers
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose near the bleacher section inside a circus tent. They men wear appliqued jackets over street clothing. Charles Orville Walters stands on the left in the group.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Circus performers, group portrait
- Devlin's Zouaves, members of the Sells Floto Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, pose in costume. The young men are dressed in short velvet jackets with trim, baggy pants, fez hats inscribed with "D" and "Z", cummerbunds and leggings. Some of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Women performers outside circus tent
- Two women circus performers, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rehearse near a circus tent and wagon. People watch the women practice.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Sells Floto, Buffalo Bill himself, show
- Floyd Irwin and Hugh Clark, a trick rider and roper with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, ride horseback in a parade near brick buildings. The Cowboys wear cowboy hats, and woolies (chaps). Other members of the cast are in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus parades--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Band
- A band leader and members of a brass band practice in an open field. The band is made up of young men and boys probably from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Charles Orville Walters is second from the left.
- Bands--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Alpine Troup [sic] sisters and brother, father
- Members of the "Alpine Troupe," with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose outside a tent. The performing troupe of brothers and sisters are in costume. The women wear turban-like headdresses with ostrich feathers over long...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Families--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Grandpa Walters
- Charles Orville Walters, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands in costume on the grounds of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds a rifle and wears a fez hat with the letters "D" and "Z," a short jacket with appliqued...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Chas. Walter[s]
- Charles Orville Walters, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands near a covered wagon in costume and holds a rifle. His costume consists of a short jacket with appliqued trim on the bodice and sleeves, a sash around the waist with a tassel, baggy...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- George Scheweme
- George Scheweme, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands near an ornate circus trailer in costume. The costume consists of a fez hat inscribed with "D" and "Z", a short jacket, a sash, baggy pants and white leggings. The Zouaves are part of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Wild...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboy
- A Cowboy with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands with his hands tucked under his arms in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a cowboy hat, bandana, bandolier with holster and pistol, leather chaps with fringe and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Marching band
- Young men, members of a band with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, practice in an open field.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Bands--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouaves with rifles
- Devlin's Zouaves, from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in uniform. They wear fez caps inscribed with "D" and "Z", dark velvet jackets with appliqued motifs on the front and sleeves, baggy pants and white leggings....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouaves on stage
- Scene of an outdoor performance by the Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The young men hold rifles over their shoulders and wear fez caps, short jackets, baggy pants and white leggings. The bleachers in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Stages (Platforms)--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboy performer
- A Cowboy with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rides a horse in a ring on the circus grounds. Members of the crew look on. A man dressed in a suit and hat, possibly a show coordinator, observes the performance. Circus...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Ogdon [sic], Utah
- Performers from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show gather around Charles Orville "Dutch" Walters in a moment of camaraderie. The men sit and stand in a field in Ogden (Weber County), Utah. Men dressed as a cowboy and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Ogden (Utah)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Entrance to big top
- People crowd the entrance to a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus big top tent. Performers in costume are in the crowd.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Crowds--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouaves
- Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a tent. The young men wear appliqued jackets and slacks. The jackets have the initials: "S F."
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Elephant performing
- An audience watches an elephant stand on its hind legs as a woman in uniform balances on his fore leg at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during an outdoor performance. A trainer in uniform directs the animal with a baton....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Spectators--1910-1920.; Trained...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouave
- A Devlin's Zouave, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in uniform near a tent pole. He wears a fez hat, a short jacket with appliqued motifs along the front and sleeves, baggy pants, leggings and holds a rifle in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Chas. Walter[s]
- Charles Orville Walters, a member of the Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill,s Wild West Show, poses in an open field. His costume consists of a fez hat, short jacket with an appliqued motif on the front and sleeves, baggy...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboy
- A cowboy poses near the wall of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. He wears a cowboy hat and leather chaps and holds a bridle and striped wool horse blanket in his hands. A saddle is on the ground at his feet.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Saddles--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Carlos Miles
- Carlos Miles, a cowboy with Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near the wall of a tent. He wears leather chaps with metal ornamentation and fringe, a cowboy hat, leather gloves, a bandana and cowboy boots. He holds probably...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Miles, Carlos.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A.G. Lowande and circus horse
- A.G. Lowande, an equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands beside a white horse. Lowande is dressed in a costume which includes a leotard with a separate decorative yoke and skirt of embroidered, appliqued and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horses--1910-1920.; Lowande, A. G.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Woman on horseback
- A woman equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sits on a white stallion in costume. She wears a small hat with an ostrich feather and a long dress with a fitted bodice. Sequins embellish the shoulders, bust and hem...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Woman and girl with leopard cubs
- A woman and girl stand and sit near the wall of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent, they pose with two leopard cubs. The girl wears a drop-waist dress and a cloche hat with a large bow and she stands beside a...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Leopards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboys
- Cowboys with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in costume near circus tents. They wear cowboy hats and bandanas. One cowboy wears sheepskin chaps (woolies), another wears a striped shirt.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Man on a circus horse
- A circus equestrian sits on a horse that kneels with one leg extended near a circus wagon at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is dressed in a jacket and pants, with a side stripe, and he holds a cap in his hand. A...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Trick riding--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Lon Darragh and Lexington
- A young man in costume balances on the back of a horse while the animal kneels at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The young man wears a jacket and pants with trim and holds a cap in his hand. Spectators are in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Trick riding--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A warm day in Montana
- Devlin's Zouaves pose in their underwear inside a tent. A young man holds a bucket poised to empty it over a man who holds a letter. Another man wears a painted moustache.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Joking--1910-1920.; Underwear--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Some of the circus Souaves [sic] on stage coach
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, a performance troop with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in street clothes, on and around a stagecoach. Charles Orville Walters is crouched on top of the stagecoach.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Stagecoaches--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917]
- M. Good, Zouave
- M. Good, a Devlin's Zouave with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in an open field in a three piece suit and tie, he holds a hat.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.; Good, M.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Men on a sidewalk
- Men, probably Devlin's Zouaves from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand on a sidewalk in an unidentified city. They wear suits and hats and stand near a carriage. The men are identified as: "Clarence Munro, Roy Reed,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Human pyramid
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, in costume, form a human pyramid. Charles Orville "Dutch" Walters is in the center and stands on the shoulders of a another performer. Their costumes consist of fez hats, short jackets, baggy pants, leggings and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Acrobatics--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Sells Floto, Buffalo Bill Circus
- Panoramic, group portrait of members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, dressed in costumes and uniforms. Men, women and children performers include: clowns with face paint; North American Indians, one with a coup stick...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill,...
- 1914
- Devlins Zouaves
- Panoramic, group portrait of members of Devlin's Zouaves, performers for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. H. C. Devlin wears a jacket with shoulder boards, and a cap that reads "Devlin." The Zouaves hold rifles and wear...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1900-1920.; Devlin, H. C.
- 1914
- Sells Floto Band
- Sells Floto Band members, dressed in uniform, stand and pose in an open field. The men hold wind instruments and drums. Circus tents and equipment for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show are in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Bands--1900-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Drums--1900-1920.; Uniforms--1900-1920.; Wind instruments--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- K.L. King, bandmaster
- Studio portrait of K.L. King, bandmaster for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. King poses in uniform, he wears a cap with an emblem on the front and a jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. The initials A.F.M. (American...
- Circus performers--1910-1920.; Conductors--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; King, K. L., bandmaster.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]