Call NumberNS-475Datecirca 1892SummaryBig Bear, a Native American member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He is mounted on a brown and white horse, probably a Paint or an Appaloosa. He wears a long feather headdress and holds a round shield and spear. Two riders are in the right background next to the backdrop. The group is in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white ; 8 x 10 cm (3 x 3 3/4 in.) on album sheet 18 x 23 cm (7 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Clothing and dressWild west showsShow horsesBig BearBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105475Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 2 (A.R. Dresser photographs)Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesAt the Wild West Earl's Court with a crouch hand camera during July, August and September 1892. BÌ€uffalo Bill's Show.' Presented to Nat Salisbury Esq for use of the staff with A.R. Dressers Compliments Springfield Bexley Heath. Kent, England Oct. 1892 handwritten on first page of album. "F476" handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Edges of album sheet are deteriorating. Image mounted on album sheet with "NS-476," "NS-477" and "NS- 478."; Subseries title taken from album cover. Title handwritten on photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001054751
