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Call Number	NS-637
Title	Electric search light
Summary	A man stands next to an electric search light used to spotlight performers during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The man wears a straw hat and suit. Three search lights were mounted on a platform above the grandstand canvas opposite the scenic backdrop. One of the most important functions of the search lights was to highlight glass ball targets in the air as star performers, such as William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses, attempted to shoot them down. The lights also allowed the audience to see the glass balls break after being shot.
Date	[1894?]
Notes	"F35218" handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.; "Souvenir of Ambrose Park 1894 Stacy 5th Ave. and 7th Brooklyn, N.Y." handwritten on first page of album; album sheet has number "50" penciled below photoprint; image mounted on album sheet with "NS-634" "NS- 635" and "NS-636."; Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001056371
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 12 cm. (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 9 x 12 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) on album sheet 25 x 30 cm. (9 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 4.
Subject	Wild west shows--1880-1920. Electric lighting--1890-1900. Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917. 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	00105637.tif

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