Call NumberNS-33Datecirca 1898SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody shakes hands with Nez Perce Chief Joseph in the center foreground, possibly in Chicago during the World's Columbian Exposition. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat with tassles and beads. He also has a large, square buckle on his belt. Chief Joseph wears a wide-brimmed hat and has several blankets wrapped around his legs. Another Native American man wearing a feather headdress stands in the right foreground in front of a teepee. Several additional teepees are in the background. A group of Native American men sits behind a wood fence near the teepees.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 2 photoprints ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) on mat 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Clothing and dressNez Perce IndiansWild west showsShaking handsTipisBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowWorld's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105033Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created Fromone photoprint from the Johhny Babe Collection.Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesBuffalo Bill's Wild West Chicago - 1898 Buffalo Bill with Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Chief - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection in 1938 handwritten on back of print; words "Buffalo Bill with Black Bear and Black Heart" and "1899 Chicago" handwritten and then scribbled out on back of print. "Cody and Black Bear Chief [illegible words] Sioux" handwritten and then scribbled out in upper right corner on front side of mat. Image also identified as "F20670."; One of the photoprints is not from the Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One photoprint is a vintage photographic print. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001050333
William F. Cody with Chief Joseph (circa 1898). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 18/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124160
