File:William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody studio portrait in scout gear, cabinet card, circa 1875-1880 - DPLA - 11f9016099adca37925f2627cfffd1f6.jpg

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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody studio portrait in scout gear, cabinet card, circa 1875-1880 (

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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody studio portrait in scout gear, cabinet card, circa 1875-1880

Description

Black-and white photographic print showing Cody wearing a fur cap and knee boots in front of a painted studio backdrop of a waterfall. He is surrounded by other props, including boulders and grass. The staging and clothing of this portrait is likely designed to evoke Cody's past as a frontier scout. A less processed version of this image is available from the digital collections of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West: http://cdm17097.contentdm.oc...

Date

1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1870-1879; 1880-1889

Collection

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: 11f9016099adca37925f2627cfffd1f6

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