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
American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West (circa 1886). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124077
