Call NumberNS-58Date1870-1880SummaryNate Salsbury, at about age 30, poses for a bust portrait. Dressed in a formal suit with a pin in his tie, Salsbury's hair is slicked down and he has a 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 both in the United States and Europe. He died in 1902.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsActors--19th centuryBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105058Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesNate Salsbury - age about 30+ Originator of Buffalo Bill's Wild West father of Rebecca Salsbury James coll. Rebecca Salsbury Taos, N. Mexico handwritten on back of photoprint. Portrait has been retouched around Salsbury's eyes and around edges of photoprint. Salsbury's eyes have been retouched on photoprint and his bust is framed in an oval formed by airbrushing; corners of photoprint are deteriorating. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001050587
Nathan Salsbury at about age 30 (1870-1880). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124202
