Call NumberNS-173Date1894SummarySix Russian Georgian Cossack men pose for a group portrait in Ambrose Park while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men all wear wool hats with long overcoats that flare at the bottom. Cartridge loops are on the front of their coats. Two log buildings are in the background behind where the group stands. Known Georgians with Buffalo Bill in 1894 were: Luka Chkhartishvili, Niko Surguladze, Kotia Zhordania, Kosta Chkhartishvili, Markoz Jgenti, Alexander Kalavaladze, Leo Nakuadze, Teimuraz Tsuladze, and Julius Katzmax.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 12 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 9 x 12 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) in mat frame 14 x 17 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCossacks--Clothing and dressWild west showsEntertainers--19th centuryBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105173Type of MaterialFilm negativesGroup portraitsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesImage also identified as "F22525."; Title from inventory prepared in Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Vintage photographic print. R7001051737. Additional information supplied by Richard Georgian.
