Call Number:

PH-00131

Collection Name:

William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

11 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1870-circa 1910

Description:

The collection consists of eleven photographs, dating between circa 1870 and circa 1910, of and/or related to Buffalo Bill. Included are various posed portraits of him and members of the family dressed in indigenous costume. Other photographs document his escort of a Mormon bridal party from Flagstaff, Arizona, to Utah, and his “Wild West Trip to Grand Canyon of the Colorado River and Buckskin Mountain of Arizona.” Additionally there is a family portrait of John Y. Nelson, who was a scout, guide, and interpreter of the Sioux. The portraits of Cody were taken by Sarony, and Anderson.

Location(s):

Cody, W.F., Box (974:0006:0001-0011)
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See Also:

Frank P. O'Brien Collection of Beadle and Adams Dime Novels: Related literature, from which these photographs were transferred.