Call NumberNS-318Date1889SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in front of his headquarters tent with a large group of soldiers while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, stands in the right background wearing a derby hat. John Y. Nelson, scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, stands in the far right background at the side of the tent. John Burke, press agent for the shows, lies on the ground in the far left foreground. A Native American man wearing a blanket wrapped around him stands in the left background. An American flag hangs on each side of a stuffed buffalo head above the entrance to the tent.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white |12 x 20 cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.) on album sheet 30 x 25 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Burke, John, -1917Nelson, John Young, 1826- Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105318Type of MaterialPhotographic 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. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7001053187
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