Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a drawn portrait of Kit Carson from "The Life and Exploration of John C. Fremont" by Charles Wentworth Upham, 1856. Carson is seated and is looking to the right. He is holding a long pole in his hand between his legs, and his other hand rests on his knees. He is wearing a long jacket and tall boots, as well as a light-colored collared shirt. He is clean shaven and has wavy hair that is parted at left. He was a hunter, trapper, Indian fighter, and guide to Fremont.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs art
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