Call NumberNS-161Datecirca 1891SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark (Chicago Tribune); Edgar F. Medary (New York Herald); Charles G. Seymour (Chicago Herald); K.V. Zilliacus (European correspondent from Helsingfors, Finland; Dent H. Roberts (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Alfred I. Burkholder (New York Herald); John B. McDonough (New York World); Gilbert E. Bailey (Chicago Inter-Ocean); John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show; Charles Coppenharve (Omaha Bee). To the left of Cody is Frank Grouard, a scout who lived among the Sioux for several years. To the right of Cody is Lieutenant Charles Taylor of the Ninth Cavalry. The tops of several teepees are in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 25 x 33 cm (9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.) on mat 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsPressBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Burke, John, d. 1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105161Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesNate Salsbury handwritten in blue ink in lower left front corner of mat; words "2nd from right, 1st row - Maj. John Burke, press agent, 3rd from right, 1st row - White Beaver (Major Powell), 7th from right, 1st row - John Philip Sousa, center back - Buffalo Bill" handwritten on back of print. Photoprint has circle of discoloration in center around one person's head. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on front side edge of mat reading "The Grabill Portrait and View Co., Deadwood, S.D. Our Company is incorporated under State Laws. Views all Copyrighted. Will give a handsome reward for detection of anyone copying our pictures."; R7001051614
William F. Cody with war correspondents (circa 1891). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124262
