Call NumberNS-854Datecirca 1901SummaryMembers of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show band ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for the show. The men are playing their instruments while riding horses. Among the instruments being played is a trombone, a trumpet and the drums. A group of soldiers on horseback follows the band in the parade. The men are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World. A large crowd of spectators watches the parade. Several people ride bicycles next to the bandwagon. The men in the crowd wear derby hats while the women wear hats adorned with flowers. The young boys wear caps and knickers. A large building is in the background with a sign hanging from it reading "The Cornwall & Patterson Mfg. Co. Piano and Organ Hardware."Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 15 x 24 cm (5 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsBandsCavalryParadesBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105854Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromBuffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 8Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesSalsbury Collection Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Rehearsal Pictures 1901 typed on first page of album. Image also identified as "F22188."; Photographer's stamp "Photographed by John C. Hemment, 108 Fulton St., New York" on back of photoprint; "1901" handwritten on back of print. Photoprint has "175" handwritten in middle left side and on back. Photoprint has orange discoloration and two small holes near lower edge; negative has strips of red tape on upper and lower edges. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001058543
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