Call NumberNS-62Datecirca 1887SummaryNate Salsbury poses for a full-length portrait in front of a wood fence, probably in England while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Salsbury is wearing a dress suit with a top hat and has a full beard and moustache. He holds a cane in his right hand and has his left hand tucked in his pocket near where a watch fob hangs. 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 ; 17 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 11 cm (6 x 4 in.) on mat 17 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsActorsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105062Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesNate in a good humor - perfectly serene and happy with a good organ [?] with love - from Ray [?] to [illegible name] London - August 14- 87 and "This inscription written by Mrs. Nate Salsbury when sister" and "1887 - 1st European tour - From the collections of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Given by the family of Nate Salsbury in 1938" handwritten on back of print. Image also identified as "F7655."; Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp reading "DĚ€ickinsons' 114 New Bond Street London" stamped on back. R7001050626
