Album, 11.5 x 16.25 in., with black buckram boards, containing 206 photographs of one or more performances of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Photos are two or three to a page, measuring 4.75 x 7 in. to 6 x 9.5 in. each. Album includes the printed label and hand stamp of John C. Hemment / "The Instantaneous Photographer" / 108 Fulton Street / New York. Hemment's photographs show just about everything one could hope for pertaining to a single show, including a parade through the streets, setup of the arena, practice, the various groups of performers and stars posing for the camera and relaxing in camp, action shots of the performance, and many candid and action images of Buffalo Bill Cody himself. We were able to find a similar album, with the same 206 images, in the collection of the University of Tulsa. That copy is in worse condition, but does include titles for each image, accessible online. Tulsa has dated the album 1899, but we believe it to be a little later due to Cody's apparent age in the photographs. Condition: Most of the first hundred images are yellowed, faded, and/or otherwise discolored, but not to the point that the subject matter is indiscernable. The final hundred are mostly very good. All are pasted to the album pages, and almost every album page is separated from the binding.
Album, 11.5 x 16.25 in., with black buckram boards, containing 206 photographs of one or more performances of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Photos are two or three to a page, measuring 4.75 x 7 in. to 6 x 9.5 in. each. Album includes the printed label and hand stamp of John C. Hemment / "The Instantaneous Photographer" / 108 Fulton Street / New York. Hemment's photographs show just about everything one could hope for pertaining to a single show, including a parade through the streets, setup of the arena, practice, the various groups of performers and stars posing for the camera and relaxing in camp, action shots of the performance, and many candid and action images of Buffalo Bill Cody himself. We were able to find a similar album, with the same 206 images, in the collection of the University of Tulsa. That copy is in worse condition, but does include titles for each image, accessible online. Tulsa has dated the album 1899, but we believe it to be a little later due to Cody's apparent age in the photographs. Condition: Most of the first hundred images are yellowed, faded, and/or otherwise discolored, but not to the point that the subject matter is indiscernable. The final hundred are mostly very good. All are pasted to the album pages, and almost every album page is separated from the binding.
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