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Call Number	NS-226
Title	Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
Summary	William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip in his right hand. John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the coach, sits on top of the coach holding his rifle propped up in his right hand. Several men wearing derby hats sit inside the coach. Additional men stand behind the coach in the background. The coach was built by the Abbot-Downing Co. in 1863 and shipped, on February 18, 1864, from Boston in the clipper ship G̀eneral Grant' to Louis McLane of San Francisco. Mr. McLane was president of the P̀ioneer Stage Co.,' of California. This was one of thirty-two similar coaches shipped to him r̀ound the horn' in 1863-64. It travelled across the ocean with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, visiting all the principal cities in Europe; across the Mediterranean Sea twice, and then to Concord, N.H., where it was built. It was exhibited by the Wild West Show, July 4, 1895.
Date	[between 1885 and 1900?]
Notes	"T̀he Concord' Deadwood mail and passenger stagecoach ran between Deadwood and Cheyenne, carrying passengers and mail acquired in 1887 or 8 by Cody - On top John Nelson, squawman and stagecoach driver. Buffalo Bill standing. Coach now in Smithsonian Institute? Nelson's right shoulder had been dislocated and kept coming out of joint. To prevent this when using his whip when driving 6 mules he had a strap around his elbow so he could not raise his arm above a certain point" handwritten on back of print.; "The Deadwood Stage Coach from Buffalo Bill's Wild West in London in 1887 - From the collection of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury" handwritten on back of print.; Edges of mat are deteriorating.; Faces on people in image have been retouched.; Image also identified as "F9620."; Title typed on photoprint.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001052262
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 31 x 24 cm. (12 x 9 1/2 in.) on mat 38 x 31 cm. (15 x 12 in.)
Is Part Of	Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Subject	Wild west shows--1880-1920. Stagecoaches--1880-1890. Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917. Nelson, John Young, b. 1826. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00105226.tif

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