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American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West

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Call NumberNS-86Datecirca 1886SummaryOglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white |on mat 17 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota IndiansIndians of North America--Clothing and dressOglala IndiansWild west showsAmerican Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105086Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1886 From the collection of Nate Salsbury - manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and "A member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Given by the family of Nate Salsbury" handwritten on back of print. See also "NS-87."|Title typed on photoprint. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on back reading "Anderson Photographer 786 Broadway, cor. of 10th, New York."|R7001050862

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American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West