National Anthropological Archives

Photograph of frontier celebrities in "Scouts of the Plains", circa 1873

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.81-17
Dates:
circa 1873
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
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
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
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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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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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