Call NumberNS-545Date1899SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody leads a procession during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat at his right side and bows his head slightly. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears gauntlets on his hands, and his boots cover part of his thighs. He is mounted on a dark horse. The horse's bridle is decorated with shells. A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the left background behind Cody. Several of the Native Americans hold long spears. Tents cover the viewing stands in the right background where the audience sits.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 20 x 25 cm (7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.) on album sheet 25 x 31 cm (10 x 12 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsHorsesBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowIndians of North AmericaCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105545Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 3Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1899 handwritten on first page of album. "Copyright 1899 by the Courier Litho Co. Buffalo NY" handwritten in lower left corner of image; number "28" scratched in lower right corner of photoprint. Album sheet has number "7" handwritten below photoprint. Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001055456
