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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cody en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

Richard Arthur Norton: Thanks for posting the full names for these folks. We'll add them to the source data next time we update.

In September, 2007, Prince Albert II of Monaco dedicated the new Monaco ambassador's residence on Wyoming Avenue in Washington, D. C., in a colorful ceremony attended by an actor costumed as the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody, recalling the 1913 American visit of the prince's great-grandfather (and namesake), who was hosted by Buffalo Bill on a hunting expedition near Cody, Wyoming, that lasted for several weeks. Among other fauna, the first Prince Albert (then Monaco's reigning monarch) killed a black bear and an elk. He also expressed a wish that he could serve as Mayor of Cody, Wyoming -- had he not already been burdened with other duties back in Monte Carlo. During an 80th anniversary visit in 1993, Albert II (whose mother was the American actress Grace Kelly) toured the site in Wyoming, which is near the east entrance of Yellowstone Park. Although crumbling, Buffalo Bill's old log hunting lodge still stands, and is now a tourist attraction; a dinner for Albert II was held inside.

Here they are dismounted: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4445862296/

Albert I Prince of Monaco 1889 – 1922 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

Here they are mounted: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4390168746/

Wonderful shot, Bill had real tribesmen with him and they look the part. They probably created an image of Native Americans for the rest of the world for generations!

I wish we knew more about these people. There's probably enough documentation on Buffalo Bill's Wild West show to put names to at least some of these faces, though that would be a time-consuming project.