A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a wood chair. A man near him sits on the ground and leans his back against a crate. Two men in the left midground sit on two large boxes. The onions are piled near them. The cast and crew of about 700 people reportedly consumed 250 bunches of onions each week they were touring with the show.
Description
1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, album 8.
Subject
Wild west shows--1880-1920; Cookery--1900-1910; Onions; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700105824
Notes
"Salsbury Collection Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Rehearsal Pictures 1901" typed on first page of album.; Photographer's stamp "Photographed by John C. Hemment, 108 Fulton St., New York" on back of photoprint.; Photoprint has "88" handwritten in middle left side and on back; "onions" and "1898" handwritten on back of print.; Photoprint has orange discoloration.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001058242
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