W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Photograph
W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
ca. 1875
Albumen silver print
Image (oval): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (11.7 × 9.2 cm)
Paper: 5 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.1 × 10 cm)
Mount: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1981.4350.0001
Inscriptions Inscribed in ink on paper and part of image on recto, BC: Yours truly \ W. F. Cody \ Buffalo Bill
Printed on mount, B: Mora 707 BROADWAY.
Inscribed in pencil on verso C: At the start of his theatrical career - He first appeared on the stage (Rochester I believe) in his own show which soon developed into an arena production called "Wild West"
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: 19 [circled]
Printed on mount, B: Mora 707 BROADWAY.
Inscribed in pencil on verso C: At the start of his theatrical career - He first appeared on the stage (Rochester I believe) in his own show which soon developed into an arena production called "Wild West"
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: 19 [circled]
