Call NumberNS-785Datecirca 1901SummaryA group of Mexican vaqueros led by Vincente Orapeza, a champion trick roper, rides in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The vaqueros wear sombreros. A group of Native Americans on horseback is stopped in the right foreground. A woman stands in the left background outside of the arena underneath a tent canopy. She holds her hands on her hips.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white |11 x 18 cm (4 1/4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWild west showsGauchosBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105785Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 7Original Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesOrapezo, center Expert trick roper with Cody penciled on back of print. "Salsbury Collection Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Rehearsal Pictures 1901" typed on first page of album. Image also identified as "F27766."|Photoprint has "36" handwritten in middle left side. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic prints. R7001057856
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