Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Deadwood Stage
- A man drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the viewing stands in the background. Tall buildings stand behind the tent. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Horses with trainers
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1880-1900.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cody in carriage for parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a carriage drawn by two white horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback follows behind the carriage. Several young boys walk...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native Americans is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men sit on the ground eating watermelon. The two men at the entrance to the teepee...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Sioux Chief American Horse poses with a woman and child in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. American Horse wears a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Indians playing cards in front of tent
- A group of Native American men sits in a circle in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. One man stands behind the group in the left midground. The teepee has two bears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Card games--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A large group of Native Americans poses in front of several teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Sioux Chief American Horse leans his arm against a tree in the left center midground. He wears a...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native American men is gathered in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. A feather headdress rests on the end of a long spear propped aginst a tree in the left...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Rocky Bear, Chief of the Oglala Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Chief Rocky Bear of the Oglala Sioux poses for a full-length portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He is wearing a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made of bones. He holds a beaded war club in his right hand and a...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, poses for a full-length portrait in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He wears a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bone. He holds a pistol in his right hand....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, poses for a full- length portrait while wearing a feather headdress and pointing a pistol with his left hand. He wears a long, printed shirt. Longwolf was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Longwolf.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Brave Chief, Chief of the Witehitos, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Brave Chief, Chief of the Witehitos, poses for a full-length portrait holding a pistol in his right hand and wearing one feather on the back of his head. He also wears a breast plate, possibly made of bone, over a vest. He wears a printed shirt...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Brave Chief.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Group forming for parade
- A group of American cowboys and Mexican vaqueros on horseback rounds up a small herd of buffalo in the center midground in preparation for a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large stone wall, possibly supporting a train track, is in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1880-1900.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Gauchos--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men all wear sombreros and bolero jackets. A man in the center of the group holds a Mexican flag on a pole...
- Mexicans--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--Mexican--1890-1900.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- John Lantz
- John Lantz, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in the foreground in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a shirt with a leaf b pattern embroidered on it. He also...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lantz, John.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Cavalry charge
- A large group of U.S. cavalrymen performs a reenactment of a cavalry charge during a performance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. probably while the show was stopped at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men on the right side wear dark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Indians dancing
- A group of Native American men performs a dance in an act for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly while on tour with the show in Ambrose Park, New York.
- Indians of North America--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left background with three men behind a large group gathered for lunch under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Seated in the left foreground...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William F. Cody and group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center background behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent canopy in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous men and women are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Mrs. Edward Kidder with group in front of teepee
- Mrs. Edward Kidder, nicknamed "Polly Pry," stands in the center of a group of Native American men and children in front of a teepee set up in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear...
- Indians of North America--Children.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Women--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Scene in Yosemite Valley
- Large rocks and boulders are in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. Dense deciduous and fir trees line both sides of the river.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Boulders--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Sentinel Rock, 3270 feet high
- View of trees in the Yosemite Valley and Sentinel Rock, a spire rock formation above the valley in Yosemite National Park, California.
- Sentinel Rock (Yosemite National Park, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Cheyenne Indians
- A large group of Native American men poses in a row on horseback in an arena used for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men are members of the show's cast. Many of the men wear feather headdresses and hold...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Indian group with watermelon
- A group of Native American men sits in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. The man on the far left kneels over a watermelon he is slicing with a large knife. The man on the far...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Cody, William F.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on a dark horse, possibly "Duke," in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a cowboy hat, possibly a Stetson, and a belt with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Duke
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on his horse "Duke" in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles adorning it and also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson,...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center background behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent canopy in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous men and women are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Group in Deadwood Stage
- John Y. Nelson lies on the top of the Deadwood Stagecoach while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. John Higby (possibly spelled Highby) drives the coach with Judge William T. Beck of the Colorado...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Man shooting at buffalo
- Buffalo Bill Cody rides a horse while shooting at a herd of buffalo running across the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A Native American man, wearing a feather headdress, rides in the right...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Defending the wagon train
- Several cowboys lie next to their horses on the ground in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The cowboys use their horses to shield themselves as they fire toward something in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons.; Cowboys.; Historical reenactments--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center midground behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Rocky Bear.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- John Nelson, Squaw man and family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Cody with soldiers
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center midground holding the hand of a small Native American child while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A large group of soldiers from the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Custer's Charge reenactment for the Wild West Show
- A group of cavalrymen reenacts "Custer's Charge" in a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the riders fire their rifles as they charge toward a group of Native Americans on the far end of...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Teepees
- Three teepees are set up in the midground at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several images are painted on the teepees, including stars, a bird, a snake, a turtle and a horse. Two large trunks are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- V.P. Orapeza
- Vincente P. Orapeza, a trick roper and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He twirls a lasso in the air above him. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero...
- Trick roping--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Attack on stagecoach
- A group of Native Americans reenacts an attack on the Deadwood Stagecoach in a dirt arena during a peformance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A man, possibly scout John Y. Nelson, sits on top of the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Stagecoaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Sioux dance
- A group of Sioux performs a dance in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the men wear feather headdresses and carry round shields and spears adorned with feathers. A cowboy stands in left...
- Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule--Homes & haunts.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Electric search light
- A man stands next to an electric search light used to spotlight performers during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The man wears a straw hat and suit. Three search lights were mounted on a platform above the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Electric lighting--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Military camp
- Numerous cone-shaped tents resembling teepees are set up in a military camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Wood fences border the camp and small grassy areas in it. Several large buildings are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tents--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Practicing with lasso
- A Mexican vaquero practices twirling a lasso in the air in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The man wears a sombrero. Another vaquero stands next to a horse in the right midground. A Native American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Roping--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Rocky Bear with group
- Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands on the far right in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a war club across his chest and has a blanket wrapped around him. Another Native American...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Bennie Irving "The Smallest Cow Boy in the world", Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Young Bennie Irving, nicknamed "The Smallest Cowboy in the World," poses for a full-length, studio portrait wearing a cowboy hat and holding a rope in his hands. He also wears a shirt embroidered with flowers and has a small pistol tucked into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Irving, Bennie.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on a white horse in the left center background in an arena at Erastina on Staten Island, New York. Several additional cowboys sit on horses in the left background near Cody. A herd of buffalo and elk is in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison.; Elk.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886]
- Buffalo Bill on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks back over his shoulder while on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West at Erastina on Staten Island, New York. He holds a rifle in his right hand and wears thigh boots and gauntlets. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Electric light plant equipment
- An electric light plant car bearing Nate Salsbury's name is in the foreground on a cobblestone street near Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the car...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Power plants--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- Nate Salsbury with Albert Scheibel
- Nate Salsbury and Albert Scheibel sit next to a rolltop desk in a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of the show, while Scheibel was the secretary of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Nate Salsbury in his tent
- Nate Salsbury poses in a chair near the entrance to his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several pictures of "Buffalo Bill" are in the background inside the tent. Salsbury wears a long coat and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1890-1900.; Show tents--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1894?]
- Nate Salsbury portrait
- Nate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, studio bust portrait. He is wearing a dark coat and has a graying beard and moustache. A round pin is on his left lapel. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]