Call NumberNS-139Datecirca 1884SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in a tent in the center background with young Johnny Baker standing near him. A man sits under Cody's tent. A banner with a buffalo head painted on it flies above the tent. The tent is probably the headquarters for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly while touring in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An additional tent is on each side of Cody's tent. Sitting under the left tent with his three sons and another man is Adam Bogardus, one of Cody's original partners. The two were also partners with Nate Salsbury, later principal owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Three men are in front of the tent in the right background.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 18 x 25 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.) on mat 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 19 x 23 cm (7 1/4 x 9 in.) on mat 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsShow tentsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Baker, Johnny, d. 1931Bogardus, AdamBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105139Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesBuffalo Bill's Wild West in Philadelphia - 1884 Left tent - A.H. Bogardus and 3 sons. Center tent, Buffalo Bill - boy in front, Johnny Baker. Right tent - Albert Sheibel Nate Salsbury (seated) - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection, in 1938 handwritten on back of second print; date "1886" also handwritten and then scribbled out. "Tent left A.H. Bogardus and 3 sons" and "1884 dup" handwritten on back of one print; 1886 was originally written on back of print but then scribbled out. Image also identified as "F46898."; One photoprint has sticky substance near upper right corner; mats on both photoprints are deteriorating. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001051397
William Cody with group in front of headquarters tent (circa 1884). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124251
