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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph of frontier celebrities in "Scouts of the Plains", circa 1873
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-17
- Dates:
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circa 1873
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Copy print
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photograph made from a tintype depicting Texas Jack Omohundro, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Wild Bill Hickok, with two other men, probably Eugene Overton and Elisha Green. The men wear fringed buckskins and hats and carry rifles.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
In fall 1873, Wild Bill Hickok joined Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro in the western melodrama, "Scouts of the Plains." In March 1874, he quit the show and returned to the frontier.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Joseph G. Rosa, 1981.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81-17, Photograph of frontier celebrities in "Scouts of the Plains", National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Digital surrogate held by Denver Public Library.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81-17
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy print probably made by Joseph G. Rosa, 1981.
General note
General note
Information on original tintype taken from February 7, 1981 letter from Joseph G. Rosa, Wild Bill Hickok biographer.
Keywords
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Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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