Title   Cody at peephole
Call Number   NS-687
Summary   William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through the peephole with Cody. A row of Native Americans on horseback is in the background. All of the Native Americans wear feather headdresses and carry long spears. Cody reportedly liked to watch the progress of the Wild West Show through the peephole. The announcer and Cody also reportedly worked out a system whereby the announcer would signal Cody when it was time to prepare for the next act.
Date   [1901?]
Collection   Salsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ; album no. 5
Notes   Vintage photographic print.
  Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.
  "Ward's Album for Unmounted Photographs $2.50 This Album is made from Ward's PURO' Paper, and is guaranteed not to discolor the photographs. Ordinary Paper will in time injure the Pictures. Directions. Mount photographs by pasting the four corners or the left hand edge of the picture. Use any first-class photo. mounter. Paste should not be applied to the entire back of picture. This book is No. 922" typed on label on back cover of album.
  "1901" handwritten on inside cover of album; "1902" handwritten and then scribbled out on inside cover of album.
  Album sheet has number "48" handwritten in upper corner; "F29626" handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.
Photo Materials   1 photoprint ; 9 x 12 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) on album sheet 18 x 24 cm. (7 x 9 1/2 in.)
  1 copy photonegative ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 1/4 x 4 in.)
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.
  Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
  Wild west shows 1880-1920.
  Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.
  Imaged.
  Film negatives.
  Photographic prints.
URL   http://gowest.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/imager?00105687+NS-687

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