Olive Oatman, 1860s

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Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

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sheet: 9.5 × 5.7 cm (3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

Accession Number

2022.174.21

Artists / Makers

Benjamin F. Powelson (artist) American, 1823 - 1885

Image Use

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Inscription

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: OLIVE OATMAN / CAPTURED BY INDIANS; center printed in blue ink: POWELSON, / PHOTOGRAPHER, / 58 STATE ST. / ROCHESTER / N.Y.

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Harris, Thomas