Call NumberNS-60Date1870-1880SummaryNate Salsbury, at about age 30, poses for a half-length portrait wearing a pirate costume. His costume includes a tattered hat, a full beard and moustache and shaggy hair. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in New York in 1882. The pair joined forces the following year, and Salsbury led Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to enormous success in the United States and Europe. He died in 1902.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 18 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 12 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsActors--19th centuryBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105060Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesNate Salsbury as an actor, about 1879 penciled on back of photoprint; image is attributed to "Sarony, 37 Union Sq, N.Y."; Image also identified as "F7651."; Title supplied by cataloger. R7001050600
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