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

Image: The Queen at the Wild West Show of the Great American Exhibition from Illustrated London News (British weekly, 1842-)

Caption reads: The Queen at the Wild West Show of the Great American Exhibition. Inset Captions: 1. The Scene in the Arena. 2. Miss Smith showing the Queen her Rifle. 3. The Sioux Chief "Red Shirt," presented to the Queen. 4. The Queen and the Indian Squaws.

Title: The Queen at the Wild West Show of the Great American Exhibition from Illustrated London News (British weekly, 1842-)

Keywords: American Indians European Tours Personages/Royalty Shooting Show Indians Smith, Lillian Francis, 1871-1930 Red Shirt, 1845?-1925

Date: 1887-05-21

ID: wfc.img.ill.crt00009

Rights: Buffalo Bill Center of the West, William F. Cody Collection, MS6.3352

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: The Queen at the Wild West Show of the Great American Exhibition from Illustrated London News (British weekly, 1842-)