Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a Stetson. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen, Jule.;...
- [1884?]
- Deadwood Stage Coach - Johnnie Baker, John Burke, John Higby, Jule Keene
- John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach with Johnnie Baker, a star of the show, and Jule Keen, treasurer for the show. Driver John Higby sits on top of the coach holding the reins to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Higby, John.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Jule Keen, Lew Parker
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in front of a tent with Lew Parker, a minstrel show manager and stage manager of the Wild West Show. Keen wears a derby hat and vest and smokes a cigar. He holds his right hand on his...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Parker, Lew.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Jule Keen, Lew Parker
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in front of a tent with Lew Parker, a minstrel show manager and stage manager of the Wild West Show. Keen wears a derby hat and vest and smokes a cigar. He holds his right hand on his...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Parker, Lew.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it. The man's saw rests on the side of meat. A young man drags something in the background behind the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show cooks
- Two cooks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand near a kitchen wagon in the right midground in a camp for the show. The man on the far right wears a long white coat. Another cook prods a fire in a large stove in the left midground. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show cooks
- A group of cooks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near a group of large kettles for boiling water in a camp for the show. The man on the far right wears along white coat. The man in the center holds a long pole with a round bucket at one...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it and holds a saw in his right hand. A young man stands in the right background watching the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men gathered in front of tent
- A large group of men is gathered in the dirt area in front of Jule Keen's tent in a camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Keen was the treasurer of the show. John Burke, press agent for the shows, stands in the center background with two...
- Keen, Jule--Homes & haunts--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Scheibel, Albert.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men runs next to a horse pulling a wagon in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear white uniforms resembling those of sailors. One man sits on the wagon and holds the horse's reins. The Wild West...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Music ensembles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Jule Keen
- Jule Keen, treasurer for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of the ticket office wagon for the show. He wears a narrow-brimmed hat and a vest with a watch fob hanging from his pocket. He has a moustache. Lettering on the side of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- N. Salsbury, No Neck and squaw, J.M. Burke
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with John Burke, press agent for the show, and a Native American man, possibly No Neck, and woman. The four stand in front of a group of teepees in a camp for the show near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Nate Salsbury
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with John Burke, press agent for the show, and a Native American man, possibly No Neck, and woman. The four stand in front of a group of teepees in a camp for the show near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Nate Salsbury
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the right center midground with another man in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West while touring with the show in Europe. Albert Scheibel, secretary of the wild west show,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback with members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, probably while touring in Paris. A dog sled and several dogs are in the foreground. The driver of the sled, wearing a large fur hat,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Cowgirls Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls."...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls." She wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Johnny Baker
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," poses in front of a brick building in a camp for the Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. He holds a cigarette in his mouth and wears a striped sash tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Nebraska cowboys
- Several small groups of cowboys stand in front of a group of tents for "Nebraska Cowboys" at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly in Paris. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center background with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Famous Deadwood Coach of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, sits on top of the back of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. A man sits on the buckboard. Johnny Baker, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- 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 with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a large group of men while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Nate Salsbury (owner and manager of the show), Supt. Fisher, Jule...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Buck Taylor
- William Levi "Buck" Taylor, known as the "King of the Cowboys" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits for a full-length studio portrait while on tour with the show in England. He is sitting on a tree stump and wears a cowboy hat and buckskin pants...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Buck Taylor "King of the Cowboys" Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- William Levi "Buck" Taylor, known as the "King of the Cowboys" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in the foreground, while on tour with the show in England. He wears spotted chaps and a cowboy hat. A rope is coiled and hangs...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Wild West Show main entrance
- A large crowd of people is gathered in front of the main entrance tent to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Many of the men and young women wear straw hats. Most of the women wear hats adorned with feathers. Two men stand on a wood podium in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Midways--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 8, 1914 January 24
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Wild West Show parade
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show band ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for the show. The men are playing their instruments while riding horses. Among the instruments being played is a trombone, a trumpet and the drums. A group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show cooks
- Cooks for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pour water into iron kettles over cooking fires using buckets at the ends of poles. Also shows a canvas tent and piled logs. The Wild West Show reportedly employed seven cooks, two pastry chefs and two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show parade
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show band ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for the show. The men are playing their instruments while riding horses. Among the instruments being played is a trombone, a trumpet and the drums. A group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show water wagon
- A man stands in the right foreground holding the ropes of three horses drinking or eating from a wood trough. The man is a member of the staff of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large group of children is gathered in the left midground near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Children--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show cast members
- A group of six men and women poses while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly in Paris. Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses, a star of the show, stands in the center midground pointing toward Della Ferrell, a cowgirl in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men works to cook food in the kitchen wagon for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a camp for the show. Two smokestacks protrude from the top of the wagon. The large stoves are wood-fired. A large tent is set up in the background. The Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show rehearsal
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for the show. The group includes Native American men wearing feather headdresses and carrying long spears adorned with feathers. Also in the group are a...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performer
- A performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show holds a rifle while standing in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. He wears knee- length pants with horizontal stripes around the legs. The audience fills the bleachers in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performers
- A group of cowgirls and cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rides horses in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group possibly includes a woman known as "Gringo Ann." A group of spectators stands in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performers
- A group of cowgirls and cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rides horses in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group possibly includes a woman known as "Gringo Ann." A group of spectators stands in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Jule Keen in front of tent
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for the show. Another man sits with Keen. Keen wears his coat buttoned at the top and holds a cigar in his right hand. He has a moustache....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]