William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Cabinet Card

Van der Weyde, Henry (photo. studio)

Published by Henry Van der Weyde c.1887, London

About this Item

Approx. 5.5" x 3.75" print mounted on studio's cardstock (6.5" x 4.25")with gilt-stamped "The Van der Weyde Light" design and address, captionin black; photo with copyright and Van den Weyde blindstamps. Tinyscratch near top-right corner of image, minimal scuffing; minor edgewearto card, tape residue and modern ink notes on card back. An unfaded, NearFine example.in full costume of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, likely posed duringhis visit to London in 1887. Between May and October of that year, anestimated 2.5 million people - including numerous members of the Europeanroyalty - attended the show, cornerstone of an exposition celebratingQueen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.Bull: Inventing the Wild West, pp. 335-343.

Seller Inventory # 39776

Bibliographic Details

• Title: William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Cabinet Card
• Publisher: Henry Van der Weyde c.1887, London
• Binding: none
• Condition: VeryGood