Call NumberNS-351Datecirca 1889SummaryCowgirl Della Ferrell and "Ma" Whitaker, head of the wardrobe department for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in front of a tent in a camp for the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. Whitaker wears a long striped dress and her hair is pulled back in a bun. Ferrell holds her left hand on her hip. A birdcage rests on top of a stand in the right foreground. Several hat boxes are stacked on top of a trunk next to the bidrcage.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 12 x 18 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.) on album sheet 30 x 25 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Ma WhitakerFerrell, DellaBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105351Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 1Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesMrs. Salsbury with Henry G. Wynne's Compliments - Paris 1889 handwritten on first page of album. Edge of album sheet has two pieces from torn from it. Image is mounted on album sheet with "NS-350."; Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001053519
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