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Prince Studio [Cabinet photograph of William F. Cody]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02508.04 Author/Creator: Prince Studio Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1894 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 16.6 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Cody with "W.F. Cody" and "Buffalo Bill." Shown in a suit with a full white mustache and a beard growing only from his chin. Taken by Prince Studio, 31 Union Square, New York, and Penn. Ave & 11th St. Washington, D.C.

Cody, William F., 1846-1917

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