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A sepia-toned photograph of three people, one dressed in western attire with a pistol at his side, and two in Indigenous people in cultural dress holding rifles.
A sepia-toned photograph of three people, one dressed in western attire with a pistol at his side, and two in Indigenous people in cultural dress holding rifles.
A sepia-toned photograph of three people, one dressed in western attire with a pistol at his side, and two in Indigenous people in cultural dress holding rifles.

On Picket, Shoshone Scouts

Merritt Dana Houghton (1848-1918)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1880-1890

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Collodion or gelatin silver print

  • Dimensions

    Image: 6 x 4 1/8 in.
    Mount: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Mount Recto:

    l.c. to l.r. in ink: On Picket, \ Shoshone Scouts

    Mount Verso:

    u.r. in graphite: Rosenstock

    c. stamp: M. D. HOUGHTON, \ PHOTOGRAPHER. \ ALL KINDS OF \ Photographic Work. \ RAWLINS, WYO.

  • Collection Name

    Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.2735

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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