Silver Knife or To-Sho-Way

Alexander Gardner (1821-1882)

Date

1872
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Contributors

Published by William Henry Jackson
Dimensions

Image: 5 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.
Mount: 13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.c. in negative: 134
Mount Recto:
l.l. printed in gold ink: W. H. Jackson, Photo.
l.l. [on pressure sensitive label]: 123
l.c. printed in gold ink: DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES \ PROF. F.V. HAYDEN IN CHARGE.
l.r. in graphite: 150
Mount Verso:
u.l. in red ink: 123
u.r. in ink: P505 \ 134 Silver Knife - (Comanche)
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1970.54.3
Copyright

Public domain

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion

February 8–July 5, 2020

Part explorer, part historian, and part naturalist, artist Mark Dion retraces the footsteps of several 19th-century Texas explorers, collecting materials to form an exhibition that enhances our understanding of the past and brings it to life in the present day.

Location: Off view

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