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

Image: William F. Cody as Santa Claus standing with group of children near Oracle, Arizona

Dressed as Santa Claus, William F. Cody stands with large group of children holding Christmas gifts while adults sitting and standing on hillside in background in Camp Bonito near Oracle, Arizona.

Title: William F. Cody as Santa Claus standing with group of children near Oracle, Arizona

Creator: unknown

Keywords: Children Christmas presents Holidays Celebrations Christmas Cody, William F. (William Frederick), 1846-1917 Santa Claus

Date: 1912

Type: photograph

Format: 4 x 5 b&w print

ID: wfc.img.pho.p.6.701

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: William F. Cody as Santa Claus standing with group of children near Oracle, Arizona