Amon Carter print details

Black Beaver

DeLancey W. Gill (1859-1940)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1870

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Dimensions

    Image: 5 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.
    Sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 1/16 in.
    Mount: 8 1/2 x 6 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.c. in image: Delaware.1.

    Mount Verso:

    u.c. printed on paper label: 181-2. BLACK BEAVER. \ Is a full-blood Delaware. Has travelled very exten- \sively through the mountains, serving at one time as a \ captain in the United States Army. Has a large farm \ under cultivation, and lives in a very comfortable man- \ ner, having good, substantial frontier buildings. He \ commenced life as a wild Indian trapper, until, becom - \ ing familiar with almost all of the unexplored region \ of the West, and being a remarkable truthful and re- \ liable man, he was much sought after as a guide, and \ accompanied several expeditions in that capacity. His \ life has been one of bold adventure, fraught with many \ interesting incidents, which, if properly written out, \ would form an interesting and entertaining volume. - \ Batty.

    c. in graphite: 60 \ Neg. No.: 811 \ Born Bellevile, Ill in 1806 \ Died Anadarko, Okla. 1880 \ Photo made early in \ early 70's \ DLG.[underlined]

  • Collection Name

    Bureau of American Ethnology Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.2923

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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