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Title
Drawing of Overland Mail Stage being attacked by Indians, 1869
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1869
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a drawing depicting an Overland Mail Stage being attacked by Indians, 1869. The many Indians are on horses chasing the stage. One Indian is taking aim with a bow and arrow. Two men are in the driver's seat of the stage coach. One is facing backward and shooting. The other is using a whip and driving.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m11869
USC-1-1-1-12021 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-559
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11869
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-559.jpg
Subject
Coaching
Postal service
Indians of North America
Transportation--Draft--Stage coaches (Illustrations)
Deserts
Time Period
1869
Place
USA
Source
559 [Accession number]
CHS-559 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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