Call NumberNS-53Date1900-1910SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and Charles J. "Buffalo Jones" Jones for a full-length, studio portrait. Cody is on the left and holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and embroidered flowers, a large, square buckle on his belt, thigh boots and a hat, probably a Stetson. Lillie is seated in the center, also wearing a leather coat with tassles. His hat is decorated with a pattern. Lillie was a member of the show's cast. In 1908, Cody and Lillie joined forces in "Buffalo Bill's Wild West combined with Pawnee Bill's Far East." On the right is Jones, wearing sheepskin chaps and holding a rope in his left hand. He also wears a buckskin coat with tassles. Originally from Garden City, Kansas, Jones was hired in 1894 to help build up the herd of buffalo at Yellowstone Park. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop behind the three men.Physical Description1 copy photoprint : black and white |14 x 9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west shows--1900-1920Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105053Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesLillie, Gordon W. (seated) with William (Buffalo Bill") Cody on the left standing is Charles Jesse ("Buffalo") Jones - probably Cody 1846-1917" penciled on back of print. See also "NS-32|" image also identified as "B395."|Title supplied by cataloger. R7001050537
William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones" (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124158
