Portrait of Kit Carson, ca.1850

Description

Photograph of a portrait of Kit Carson, ca.1850. He can be seen from the chest up and is turned slightly to the left. He has a high hairline and a dark moustache. His hair is cut to the bottom of his ears and parted on the left. He is wearing a jacket, vest, white shirt, and bow tie. Photoprint reads: "Nolix Indian Scout".
Kit Carson was a noted Indian scout and guide of the southwest United States. He knew the trails and landmarks from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. He lived at the Indian Pueble of Taos, New Mexico from 1858 and died there in 1868 where his grave is a popular attraction.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m13502

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1850

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Carson, Kit , Men , Scouts and scouting , [file heading] Portraits -- Carson, Kit

Coverage:

[circa] 1850

Place:

[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
3 photographs : photoprints, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm., 15 x 20 cm., 13 x 18 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m13502

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-13657
[accession no] 3204
[call no] CHS-3204
[microfiche no] 1-70-102