Call NumberNS-56Datecirca 1891SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops his horse on a ridge near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to point toward something with his left hand. In the center midground, also on horseback, is Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, who employed Cody to arrest and escort Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull to a meeting with Miles in 1890. Two men on horseback, possibly Captain Baldwin and Captain Miller, are in the right background. A camp is set up in the left distance.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 12 x 16 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 25 x 33 cm (9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.) on mat 28 x 36 cm (11 X 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsHorses--South Dakota--Pine RidgeBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105056Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesGiven by the Salsbury family from the collection of Nate Salsbury owner and manager of Buffalo Bills' Wild West and "At right: Capt. Baldwin Capt. Miller" handwritten on back of print. "The Grabill Portrait and View Co., Deadwood, S.D. Our company is incorporated under State Laws. Views all copyrighted. Will give handsome reward for detection of anyone copying our pictures." typed on side of mat. Image also identified as "F10698."; Title typed on photoprint; at head of title: 3632. Vintage photographic print. R7001050561
Gen. Miles and Buffalo Bill viewing hostile Indian camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 16, '91. (circa 1891). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124108
