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

Image: Brave Chief

Brave Chief wearing some traditional clothing over non-Indian clothing holding pistol in right hand. Printed beneath photo, "Brave Chief, Chief of the Witehitos, Buffalo Bill's Wild West."

Title: Brave Chief

Creator: Anderson, D. H. (David H.), 1827-

Keywords: American Indians Firearms Feathers Portraits Brave Chief

Date: 1883-1916

Type: Carte de Visite

Format: 4.2 x 6.5 in b&w carte de visite

ID: wfc.img.cc.p.69.1527

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: Brave Chief