Call NumberNS-164Date1885-1900SummaryA group of Arab men poses in costume in the foreground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They are possibly the Troupe of Salim Nassar. The men wear fez hats, knee-length baggy pants and have sashes tied around their waists. They all hold their arms crossed over their chests.Physical Description1 copy photonegative |9 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint : black and white |19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) on matBorn-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectArabs--Clothing and dressWild west showsEntertainers--19th centuryBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105164Type of MaterialFilm negativesGroup portraitsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesTroupe of Salim Nassar Bedouin Arabs Hassan Ben Ali, manager 1898 handwritten on back of print|"Sleman David" penciled in lower front corner on margin of mat. Image also identified as "F22517."|Title from inventory prepared in Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp "Stacy Photographer Celebrated Ivory Finish our specialty, 450-5th Ave, near 9th St., Brooklyn" on back. R7001051648
Troupe of Salim Nassar (1885-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/06/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124237
