Call NumberNS-103Datecirca 1894SummarySioux Chief Rocky Bear stands on the far right in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a war club across his chest and has a blanket wrapped around him. Another Native American man stands on the left side of the tent holding a ceremonial pipe. A man seated in the tent wears a wide-brimmed cowboy hat. A cowgirl sits inside the tent wearing a checkered dress with a large bow at her neck. Two barrels planted with flowers are atop two wood posts in the foreground.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 21 cm (6 x 8 in.) on mat 17 x 22 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--Clothing and dressWild west showsCowgirlsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Rocky BearBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105103Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesFrank Barrard? penciled on lower edge of front side of mat; "Buffalo Bill's Wild West at Ambrose Park, N.Y. in 1894 Sitting Bull, Frank Barrard, cowgirl in center, Alfred Standing Bear (Red Fox) Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection in 1938" handwritten on back of print. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001051038
Rocky Bear with group (circa 1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124227
