Call NumberNS-112Date1886-1900SummaryMay Manning Lillie leans against Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie's shoulder in a full-length, studio portrait of the two performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. May Lillie wears a knee-length skirt with a large sash tied around her waist. She also wears gaiters over her boots that button up to her knees. Gordon Lillie is wearing a buckskin coat with tassles and knee-length boots. He rests both hands on the end of a rifle. Both wear wide-brimmed hats. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop behind them. May Manning, originally of Philadelphia, married Gordon ("Pawnee Bill") Lillie, also a performer in the wild west show, in 1886. he reportedly taught her to shoot and she became an outstanding performer in the show.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; on mat 17 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942Lillie, May ManningBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105112Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesImage also identified as "F22523."; Photoprint is slightly discolored, and mat has several small holes around upper and lower edges; negative has strips of red tape on side edges. Title handwritten on photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001051127
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