Call NumberNS-107Datecirca 1887SummaryYoung Bennie Irving, nicknamed "The Smallest Cowboy in the World," poses on horseback wearing a cowboy hat while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe. A part of a set for a performance of the show is in the right background.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; on mat 11 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsCowboysBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Irving, BennieBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105107Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1887 1st European tour From the collection of Nate Salsbury - owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - Given by the Salsbury family in 1938 handwritten on back of print. Title typed on photoprint. Vintage photographic print with photographers' stamp on back reading "Elliott and Fry Photographers 55 & 56, Baker Street, London."; R7001051070
Bennie Irving "The Smallest Cowboy in the World", Buffalo Bill's Wild West (circa 1887). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124347
