Call NumberNS-188Date1885-1900SummaryJohnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," poses on horseback wearing leather chaps with tassles and a wide-brimmed hat. A rope is coiled and hangs from the saddle horn. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody considered Baker to be his foster son.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 11 x 14 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.) on mat 11 x 17 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Baker, Johnny, d. 1931Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105188Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1886 and words "Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection in 1938" handwritten on back of print. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on back reading "W. Notman Photographer to Her Majesty 1862 London Honoris Causa, Exposition Universelle 1867 Paris, Montreal 1876 Dominion of Canada Special Gold Medal Centennial Also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa & St. John, N.B."; R7001051884
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