Call NumberNS-547Date1899SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the left midground during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and 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. One man wears a feather headdress. Tents cover the viewing stands in the 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Clothing and dressWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105547Type 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 "29" scratched in lower right corner of photoprint. Album sheet has number "9" handwritten below photoprint. Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001055472
