Call NumberNS-588Alternate TitleIndians and soldier, Seventh CavalryDatecirca 1894SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding the hand of a small Native American child in front of a large group of soldiers from the United States 7th Cavalry Division with a group of Native Americans. The group is gathered in front of a group of teepees at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Shows, stands at the far left of the group holding a cane in his right hand. Artist Frederic Remington stands with Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, in the left foreground slightly in front of the large group of soldiers. Remington wears a derby hat. Salsbury holds his hands in his pockets and has a watch fob hanging from his vest pocket. General Guy Henry stands near Cody. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear wears a feather headdress in the right midground. Black Heart stands to the right of Rocky Bear also wearing a feather headdress. Another Native American in the left background, possibly Chief Standing Bear, also wears a feather headdress.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) on album sheet 25 x 30 cm (9 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsBlack HeartBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Rocky BearBurke, John, d. 1917Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105588Type of MaterialPhotographic 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; album sheet has number "1" penciled below photoprint. See also "NS-12."; Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001055888
