William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in the center of a large group of members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during the show's last European tour in London. Cody wears a buckskin coat and a hat. He has a white goatee and moustache. Johnny Baker, a star of the show and Cody's foster son, stands to the right of Cody. John Burke, press agent for the shows, stands to the left of Cody. The rest of the cast is lined up in rows on each side of Cody. The cast includes numerous Native Americans and American cowboys as well as other cavalrymen from various countries that formed "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." A silver tea set is set up on a small table in front of Cody, possibly in honor of his birthday. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop behind the large group.
Date
[1903?]
Notes
"Last European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - 1903 after the death of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager. From the collection of Nate Salsbury - Given by his family in 1938 - Center front, Buffalo Bill At his right, Johnny Baker" and "Photo by Jas. E. Hunt, 141, Clarendon Road, North Kensington, W. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company's presentation to their chief on his birthday at Olympia, London, Feb. 26, 1903" handwritten on back of photoprint.; Image also identified as "280A" and "F23754."; Title supplied by cataloger.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001058593
Description
1 photoprint ; 22 x 29 cm. (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.) on mat 29 x 34 cm. (11 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Subject
Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Group portraits.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
