Albumen print cabinet card
Height 6 1/2 in / 16.5 cm
Width 4 1/4 in / 10.8 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, AZ
This cabinet card portrait shows Col. William F. Cody, known as “Buffalo Bill,” in the theatrical Western dress associated with his public image and touring performances. It was published by Stacy of Brooklyn, with the studio address printed on the mount. Cabinet cards of this period circulated widely as collectible portraits of public figures, performers, military men, and entertainers.
Cody became one of the most recognizable figures of the American West through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, which shaped popular ideas of frontier history for audiences in the United States and abroad. The albumen print preserves a clear bust-length portrait with strong tonal contrast and printed studio information below the image. This piece would suit a collection focused on American West photography, 19th-century celebrity portraiture, or Buffalo Bill and Wild West show history.
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Albumen print cabinet card
Height 6 1/2 in / 16.5 cm
Width 4 1/4 in / 10.8 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, AZ
This cabinet card portrait shows Col. William F. Cody, known as “Buffalo Bill,” in the theatrical Western dress associated with his public image and touring performances. It was published by Stacy of Brooklyn, with the studio address printed on the mount. Cabinet cards of this period circulated widely as collectible portraits of public figures, performers, military men, and entertainers.
Cody became one of the most recognizable figures of the American West through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, which shaped popular ideas of frontier history for audiences in the United States and abroad. The albumen print preserves a clear bust-length portrait with strong tonal contrast and printed studio information below the image. This piece would suit a collection focused on American West photography, 19th-century celebrity portraiture, or Buffalo Bill and Wild West show history.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
