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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