Portrait of Kit Carson taken a few months before his death, 1867

Description

Photographic portrait of Kit Carson taken a few months before his death, 1867. Mr. Carson is pictured from the knees up sitting in a chair, with his wavy hair combed to the right. He wears a dark jacket, as well as a vest, which is unbuttoned at the center. His face, although gaunt, appears full and healthy. He wears a moustache and his eyes are focused and piercing. His eyebrows are almost imperceptible. He was Fremont's scout in California campaigns.

Title:

Portrait of Kit Carson taken a few months before his death, 1867

Record ID:

chs-m13503

Names & Dates

Created:

1867

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Carson, Kit , [file heading] Portraits -- Carson, Kit

Coverage:

1867

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:

microfilms
photographic prints
1 microfilm frame : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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-m13503

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-13658
[accession no] 7121
[call no] CHS-7121
[microfiche no] 1-70-101
[microfilm reel no] K