Call NumberNS-684Datecirca 1901SummaryWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table in the mess tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a vest and striped shirt, but no hat. Seated across the table from Cody is a man wearing a straw hat. Next to that man is Johnny Baker, a star of the show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and the foster son of Cody. Numerous other people sit at the table and others in the mess tent.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 8 x 10 cm (3 1.4 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 9 x 12 cm (3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) on album sheet 18 x 24 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsEating customsDrinking customsMess hallsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Baker, Johnny, d. 1931Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105684Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 5Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1901 handwritten on inside cover of album; "1902" handwritten and then scribbled out on inside cover of album. "F33834" handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. "Ward's Album for Unmounted Photographs $2.50 This Album is made from Ward's PĚ€URO' Paper, and is guaranteed not to discolor the photographs. Ordinary Paper will in time injure the Pictures. Directions. Mount photographs by pasting the four corners or the left hand edge of the picture. Use any first-class photo. mounter. Paste should not be applied to the entire back of picture. This book is No. 922" typed on label on back cover of album. Album sheet has number "45" handwritten in upper corner. Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001056842
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