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 holds a cigar in his left hand. His right leg is crossed over his left. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in New York in 1882. The pair joined forces the following year and Salsbury led Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to enormous success in the United States and Europe. He died in 1902.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 14 x 10 cm. (5 1/2 x 4 in.) on mat 19 x 14 cm. (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Is Part Of
Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Subject
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.)
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: ZZR700105066
Notes
"Nate Salsbury owner and manager of Buffalo Bills Wild West, in his tent at Ambrose Park, Bklyn - 1894" and "From the collection of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Given by his family in 1938" handwritten on back of print.; Photographers' stamp on lower side of mat reads: "Stacy Ivory Finish 5th Ave. & 9th St. Brooklyn N.Y. Next to McCormicks."; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7001050668
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