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

Image: Big Charger standing with woman and child

Big Charger standing with woman and child (probably wife and daughter) in front of tipi at Wild West show with grandstand in background. Big Charger may have been a member of the Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West. Hand printed at top of image, "Big Charger 101."

Title: Big Charger standing with woman and child

Creator: unknown

Keywords: Big Charger Cody, William F. (William Frederick), 1846-1917 Lillie, Gordon William, 1860-1942 American Indians Men Women Children Tipis Costumes and clothes Hides & skins Indian beadwork Grandstands Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West (Organization) Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East (Show) Portraits Tipis

Date: circa 1909-1913

Type: negative

Format: 4 x 5 in glass plate negative

ID: wfc.img.pho.pn.312.5

Source: Buffalo Bill Online Archive MS312 Buffalo Bill - Pawnee Bill Wild West Show glass plate negatives

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: Big Charger standing with woman and child