Name/Title
Cody, William F., Buffalo Bill, with Gen. Winfield Scott at Ft. Bliss, TX, Photos (17), 1914Entry/Object ID
P2005.11.12Description
Cody, William F., Buffalo Bill, with Gen. Winfield Scott at Ft. Bliss, TX, Photos (17), 1914. b/w. Accession book indicates this photo taken at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, TX, 1914. Photos taken of visit by Buffalo Bill to Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX during the time he was holding his Wild West Show in the area. Cody was escorted by General Winfield Scott on his visit and met with soldiers and native dwellers.
(Only photos taken at the Fort are included here. Therefore, some numbers in the numerical sequence as listed in Other# above are not included here. See 05.11.7 for the photos taken in Fort Bliss related to the Wild West Show held there.)
Taken by the Show's staff photographer from 1913-1914, L. Moxie Hanley, who donated these to the St. Joseph Museum upon his death, c. 1961.
(Hanley's photographic studio in Kansas City was at various times at 205 East 12th Street, 1414 McGee & 1014 Broadway, in Kansas City as stamped on back of some photos)
05.11.12 = Gen. Scott in uniform, walking in front of Buffalo Bill, wearing long overcoat, Numerous Native American or Mexican children are walking beside Scott, and beside or behind Cody.
05.11.13 = Buffalo Bill, center in overcoat, talking with Gen. Winfield Scott, crowd of men and boys in everyday attire looking on. 3½" x 6"
05.11.14 = Buffalo Bill with Gen. Scott and soldiers outside tent area at Ft. Bliss. Bill on left wearing long overcoat, Gen. Scott on right talking to solider. Man in suit/hat at photo left identified as John Baker. Handwritten on back: "Left to right John Baker, Cody, the officer center does not know, & General Scott." 3½" x 6"
05.11.15-16 Two copies of same group photo. Shows Buffalo Bill Cody, in dark suit with long jacket, posed in the center of a group of soldiers in uniform, along with four ladies and a girl. Tenss and telegraph pole in the background. The group seems to be posed in front of an open car. Accession book indicates this photo taken at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, TX, 1914 (#B = negative for positive photo for each #).
05.11.17 = Close-up view of Gen. Winfield Scott and Buffalo Bill, perhaps riding in open car. Head/shoulders view only. 4" x 5¼". includes negative
05.11.18-19 = Buffalo Bill & Gen. Winfield Scott standing on lawn in front of Gen. Scott's residence at Ft. Bliss, a brick structure with another officer and young child. 3½" x 6", includes negatives
05.11.20 = Buffalo Bill, standing on right in overcoat, talks with Gen. Scott, center, and John Burke, Bill's manager at Ft. Bliss, crowd of mend & children in everyday dress behind them, army tent on photo left. 3½" x 6", includes negatives
05.11.21 -23 = Buffalo Bill at wheel of open touring car, Gen. Winfield Scott in passenger seat beside him, a small girl and another Army officer in back seat. Three views. #21 includes man in suit and cap standing beside car. Includes negatives, 3½' x 6"
05.11.24 = Crowd of men & boys in everyday attire. In center three men doffing hats, faces obscured. John Baker and chauffer at photo right. 3½" x 6". includes negative.
05.1.25 = Buffalo Bill driving an open car, "National" emblem on radiator, with Gen. Scott as passenger, solider and child in back seat, residential street. 3½" x 6". includes negative.
05.11.26A&B = Buffalo Bill driving open car down street during Wild West Show stop in El Paso, TX. Bills wearing a dark suit/hat. Gen. Winfield Scott in passenger seat. Military Officer and child in back seat. Row of 2-story brick homes along street. 3¾" x 5¾" #B is negative.
05.11.31 = Buffalo Bill, center in hat and overcoat, looking at an adobe-brick wall being laid. Gen. Scott beside him on photo right. Native children and workers in crowd. 8" x 10", includes negative (#B) and smaller size photos.
05.11.32 = Buffalo Bill & Gen. Winfield Scott standing in front of Gen. Scott's residence at Ft. Bliss, a brick structure with wide front porch and front steps. Their backs to camera, a small boy on porch, 8" x 10". Includes negative (#B) and smaller copies.
05.11.33 = Buffalo Bill in overcoat, profile, talking to Gen. Winfield Scott, man in light-color suit to photo right, native men in background. sepia. 8" x 10". Includes negative (#B)
05.11.34 = Buffalo Bill and Gen. Winfield Scott standing in discussion on 'street' in Ft. Bliss. Bill in long overcoat/hat, Scott in uniform with hands in his pocket. Chauffer in suit/cap leaning on car photo right, a Native boy walks behind Scott at photo left. 8" x 10". Includes negative (#B) and smaller copies.
05.11.35 = Buffalo Bill & Gen. Winfield Scott encircled by native peoples in work attire, backs to camera. 8" x 10. Includes negative (#B) and smaller copies.
05.11.36 & 37 = Buffalo Bill in overcoat, walking between Gen. Winfield Scott and chauffer, with native children and adults walking beside and behind them. 8 x 10" Includes negative (#B) .
Original digital scan located on History CD 20Made/Created
Studio
Hanley's Photo Co.Date made
1914Place
City
Fort BlissState/Province
TexasLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Fort Bliss, El Paso, TexasDimensions
Height
5 inWidth
7 inDimension Notes
#10 is 8" x 10"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cody, William F.Person or Organization
Buffalo BillPerson or Organization
General Winfield ScottPerson or Organization
John BakerProvenance
Notes
Photos by L. Moxie Hanley, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show staff photographer, 1913-1914. Moxie retired to Kansas City and had studio there. These photos from his estate, donated about 1961.
