Call NumberNS-591Datecirca 1894SummaryA group of men reenacts an attack of General George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry on Native Americans in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The riders in the midground wear dark uniforms and fire guns toward the retreating Native Americans. Several of the Native Americans carry round shields and spears. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop at the far end of the arena.Physical Description1 copy photonegative |9 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)|1 photoprint : black and white |15 x 21 cm (6 x 8 in.) on album sheet 25 x 30 cm (9 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsHistorical reenactmentsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105591Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 4Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesSouvenir of Ambrose Park 1894 Stacy 5th Ave. and 7th Brooklyn, N.Y. handwritten on first page of album|number "F35230" handwritten below photoprint|album sheet has number "4" penciled below photoprint. Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001055919
