Call NumberNS-61Date1885-1902SummaryNate Salsbury poses for a half-length, outdoor portrait in front of a tree. Salsbury is wearing a derby hat and has a graying beard and moustache. 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 ; 16 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); 2 photoprints ; 22 x 16 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.) on mat 24 x 18 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.0Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsActors--1880-1910Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105061Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesImage also identified as "F7654."; Matting around one photoprint is deteriorating in two corners. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001050618
