Title   Man shooting at buffalo
Call Number   NS-29
Summary   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 midground behind the herd of buffalo. Another man rides in the left background, also possibly shooting at the herd. Wood beams support the roof hanging over the grandstand in the background.
Date   [1894?]
Collection   Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Notes   Title supplied by cataloger.
  Vintage photographic print.
  Image also identified as "F9615."
  "Buffalo Bill's Wild West at Ambrose Park, N.Y. 1894 Buffalo Bill shooting at herd of buffalo - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury, from his collection, in 1938" handwritten on back of print.
Photo Materials   1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) on mat 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Condition   Photoprint is scratched in several places.
Copyright   Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
See Also   Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
  Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.
  Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
  Wild west shows 1890-1920.
  Bison 1890-1900.
  Indians of North America Clothing & dress 1890-1900.
  Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.
  Maurer, Louis.
  Imaged.
  Photographic prints.
URL   http://gowest.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/imager?00105029+NS-29

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