William F. Cody Archive: Documenting the life and times of Buffalo Bill

Image: Henry Kniep

A portrait of Henry Kniep standing in front of a painted backdrop while wearing his Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band uniform. Kniep wears a hat, pleated shirt, striped necktie, watch chain and fringed leather chaps. He rests his right arm on a chair with an animal skin draped over it. A tassel hangs from the chair. Printed caption: "W. Wilson Photographer".

Title: Henry Kniep

Creator: Wilson, W.

Keywords: Portraits Men Cowboys

Date: 1887 ca.

Type: Carte de Visite

Format: 4.3 x 6.6 in cartes de visite

ID: wfc.img.cc.p.6.56

Source: Buffalo Bill Online Archive MS6 William F. Cody Collection

Rights: McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Funding and support provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Wyoming Community Foundation, Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, the Dellenback Family Foundation, Adrienne & John Mars, and Naoma Tate & the Family of Hal Tate.

Banner image: Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, U.S.A.; Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection, P.69.118

The William F. Cody Archive, Buffalo Bill Center of the West and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Published under a Creative Commons License.

The William F. Cody Archive: Documenting the life and times of Buffalo Bill

Image: Henry Kniep