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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with children on Wild West Show backlot, circa 1893 (

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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with children on Wild West Show backlot, circa 1893

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Dressed in his signature buckskin coat, riding boots, and stetson, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits outside a show tent with two small children on his lap. Six more children cluster around him. This photograph may have been taken during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, when Cody treated 6,000 poor Chicago children to a parade, picnic, and visit to his show.

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1893; 1890-1899

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Illinois State University

	Native name	Chicago State University
	Location	Normal , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 30′ 38.74″ N, 88° 59′ 36.46″ W
	Established	1857
	Website	illinoisstate.edu
	Authority file	: Q558922 VIAF: 156568544 ISNI: 0000000419368825 LCCN: n79041693 NLA: 36573832 GND: 1034462-7 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Illinois State University as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Illinois Digital Heritage Hub.

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DPLA identifier: 49ff35c51a749e7ad297551d610c880e

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