Call NumberNS-695Datecirca 1901SummaryJohnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground looking through a peephole to the show's arena. Another man looks into another peephole in the left background. Cody reportedly liked to watch the progress of the show through the peepholes.Physical Description1 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 showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Baker, Johnny, d. 1931Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105695Type of MaterialPhotographic 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. "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 "56" handwritten in upper corner. Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint. Vintage photographic print. R7001056957
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