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 drawing by Carlos Nebel depicting what a well dressed California horseman would have worn in the 1830's and 40's, ca.1839. A mounted vaquero is at center, facing to the left. He is riding a large dappled gray horse with its head raised high in the air. The man is wearing the costume of a Mexican cowboy, complete with flared pants decorated with different patterns and a cape wrapped around his shoulders. He has a broad brimmed hat and thick sideburns.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. photographic prints photographs art
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