Cossack
Rating
Identifier
P.69.0049
Title
Cossack
Date Created
1901
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Description
Portrait of a Cossack man standing with hands on hips in wild west arena . The man wears a hat , cloak , traditional Georgian chokha , sword and dagger . Wild west show painted backdrop of Devil's Gate in Wyoming in background . Stamped caption , "Copyrighted 1901 by William H . Rau , 52 " appears in white in lower left .
Historical Note
Cossacks with Buffalo Bill's Wild West were trick riders from Georgia .
Local Object Type
Photographs
Local Format
10.375 x 13.875 b&w mounted photograph
Subject (LCSH)
Men Cossacks Swords Wild west shows Arenas
Subject (LCTGM)
Portraits Backdrops
Repository
McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Repository Collection
MS 006 William F. Cody Collection
Supported By
OCLC ; Mrs. Lynne Cheney ; Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources
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