Buffalo Bill Walking with a Group of Men Seated in a White Steam Car, circa 1906

THF106556 / Buffalo Bill Walking with a Group of Men Seated in a White Steam Car, circa 1906
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Artifact Overview

Famous Western showman Buffalo Bill parades beside a White steamer in this photograph taken about 1906. Buffalo Bill owned a White. Buyers of the expensive steamers tended to be older and wealthier than the average American.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1906

Subject Date

circa 1906

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.353.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 7.125 in

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