Beschreibung:

Lot of 5 anonymous boudoir card photographs of candid scenes at Buffalo Bill's Ranch, Scout's Rest, in North Platte, Nebraska, each with penciled caption on verso, 5.25 x 8.5 in. The lot features the following photographs: Buffalo Bill holding a horse identified on verso as Black Knight; Buffalo Bill seated in a wagon with another gentleman, plus another young man in the background, identified on verso as Ben Thompson. Edw. Bradford. Brother in law of Cody, Husband of May Cody; a man with a horse captioned on verso Jack Roster (Diamond Dick); another man with a horse captioned on verso Nat Patrick. / 1. Sweet Mazora. / 2. Bonnie Jean; and a final image of the cows on Buffalo Bill's ranch, which all had names as indicated by the following penciled identification on verso, 1. Miss Wintercup?. 2. Bonnie Jean. 3. Young Formosa. 4. Little Cleveland. 5. Mary Anderson. 6. Miss Ray. 7. Wood Pidgeon. A unique collection of Buffalo Bill photographs. Condition: Even toning to photographs; few scattered spots and stains on photos and mounts; some cornerwear to mounts.