Call NumberNS-305Date1885-1900SummarySioux Chief Rocky Bear poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He wears a feather headdress and a buckskin shirt and pants with beads and tassels adorning them. He holds a long spear in his left hand. Rocky Bear was a longtime member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 12 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 22 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) on album sheet 30 x 25 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--Clothing and dressWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Rocky BearBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105305Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 1Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesMrs. Salsbury with Henry G. Wynne's Compliments - Paris 1889 handwritten on first page of album. Image also identified as "F20669."; Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001053056
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