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

Image: Cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Portrait of Johnny Baker holding a rifle and John Boyer reclining in front of a row of seven standing cowboys. James (Jim Kidd) Willoughby stands second on the left. The men hold lariats and wear hats, kerchiefs, pistols in belts and chaps. Handwritten caption on top of mat, "3 4 Jim Kid Willoughby 5 Billy Hanson 6 Dick Johnson 7 Long Haired Hank 8 9" Handwritten caption on bottom of mat, "1 Baker 2 John Boyer 1886-87"

Title: Cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Keywords: Baker, Lewis H., 1869-1931 Men Cowboys Hats Kerchiefs Rope Rifles Firearms

Date: 1886-1887 ca.

Type: photograph

Format: 8.625 x 6.25 b&w mounted photograph

ID: wfc.img.pho.p.6.86

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: Cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West