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

Image: Watch Fob

When Buffalo Bill's Wild West was first in Europe, Lakotas made beaded watch fobs to sell to visitors. This fob was made in 1935 specifically for sale at the Brussels exposition, where August Hermans acquired it.

Title: Watch Fob

Keyword: American Indians Hermans, August

ID: wfc.img.pht00110

Rights: François Chladiuk Collection

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

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

Image: Watch Fob