Call NumberNS-155Datecirca 1894SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center background behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent canopy in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous men and women are seated with the group, including Cody's wife, Louisa, in the left background with Cody's sister, Nellie, seated next to her. Nate Salsbury's wife, Rachel, is in the left foreground wearing a white dress. Salsbury was the owner and manager of the Wild West Show. A tall wood fence is in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white |on mat 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsEating customsDrinking customsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Cody, Louisa FredericiSalsbury, RachelBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105155Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesBuffalo Bill's Wild West at Ambrose Park 1894 A picnic lunch for friends of Nate Salsbury - Standing, rear, Buffalo Bill At right of fat man, Edward E. Kidder, playwright - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection, in 1938 handwritten on back of print. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001051559
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