Call NumberNS-97Date1885-1900SummaryOglala Sioux Chief Red Shirt poses for a full-length studio portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a long feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made of bone. He also holds a pistol in his hands. Red Shirt was one of the few members presented to Queen Victoria in 1887 during the show's first European tour.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 11 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 in.); 1 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 showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Red ShirtBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105097Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesImage also identified as "F23373."; Negative has strips of red tape on side edges. Title typed on photoprint. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on back reading "Elliott and Fry Photographers 55 & 56, Baker Street, London. W."; R7001050977
Red Shirt, the fighting chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West (1885-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/07/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124136
