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Call Number
NS-124
Title
Buck
Taylor
Summary
William
Levi
"
Buck
"
Taylor
,
known
as the "
King
of the
Cowboys
" in
Buffalo
Bill's
Wild
West
Show
,
sits
for a
full-length
studio
portrait
while
on
tour
with the
show
in
England
. He
is
sitting
on a
tree
stump
and
wears
a
cowboy
hat
and
buckskin
pants
with
tassles
hanging
from the
outer
seams
. A
saddle
is
on the
ground
in the
right
foreground
. A
landscape
scene
is
painted
on the
backdrop
behind
him.
Taylor
was
one
of the
stars
of
Buffalo
Bill's
show
and
performed
in
numerous
horseback
riding
acts
. He was
born
in
Fredericksburg
,
Texas
, in
1857
. He was
orphaned
at a
young
age
and
worked
as a
cowboy
to
support
himself
. He
eventually
found
himself
at
William
Frederick
"
Buffalo
Bill
"
Cody's
ranch
in
Nebraska
,
where
he
learned
to
read
and
write
. He
later
joined
the
Wild
West
Show
and
became
one
its
major
stars
,
appearing
just
before
Cody
made
his
grand
entrance
into the
arena
.
Taylor
died
in
Downington
,
Pennsylvania
, in
1924
.
Date
[1887?]
Notes
"
Buck
Taylor
-
famous
cowboy
, with
Buffalo
Bill's
Wild
West
from its
inception
in
1884
. He was from
Massachusetts
and
became
chief
of the
cowboys
in
London
in
1887
. From the
collection
of
Nate
Salsbury
,
owner
and
manager
of
Buffalo
Bill's
Wild
West
-
Given
by his
family
in
1938
"
handwritten
on
back
of
print.
; "
Buck
Taylor
No
.
16E
1887
"
handwritten
on
photoprint.
;
Image
also
identified
as "
F10279.
";
Photoprint
has
hole
in
upper
right
side.
;
Vintage
photographic
print.
;
R7001051240
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative ; 18 x 13 cm. (6 3/4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; on mat 16 x 11 cm. (6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Subject
Wild west shows--1880-1920.
Cowboys--1880-1890.
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
Taylor, William Levi.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Rights
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
Film
negatives.
;
Photographic
prints.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
00105124.tif
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