Call NumberNS-59Date1870-1880SummaryNate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. 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 13 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)|1 copy photoprint : black and white |17 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsActors--19th centuryBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105059Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesNate Salsbury, 1879. Just before starting Wild West Show penciled on back of print|photograph is attributed to photographer "Ryder, Cleveland, O."|Image also identified as "F7652."|Original image damaged in lower right corner. Original image was framed in oval mat. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001050595
