Call NumberNS-148Datecirca 1890SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of Native Americans and other performers in front of a castle in Heidelberg, Germany, while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the Native American men wear feather headdresses. "Ma" Whitaker stands in the back row behind Cody. Whitaker was a member of the show's cast and also served as a seamstress in the wardrobe department. Also included in the group are a few white men. A man wearing a turban stands at the far right end of the group next to a large dog. A sign reading "Gallerie" hangs near an entrance to the castle in the center background.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 12 x 16 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 22 cm (6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.) on mat 24 x 34 cm (9 1/2 x 13 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Clothing and dress--Germany--HeidelbergWild west shows--Germany--HeidelbergBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Ma WhitakerBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105148Type of MaterialFilm negativesGroup portraitsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesA small group of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Buffalo Bill in center Mannheim, Germany 1890. From the collection of Nate Salsbury - Given by his family in 193 handwritten on back of print. Image also identified as "F9622."; Title from inventory prepared in Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Vintage photographic print. R7001051486
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