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
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.
Type
image
Format
1 microfilm frame : negative, b&w 35 mm. 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. microfilms photographic prints photographs
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