File:ScalpedHunter.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (3,579 × 2,380 pixels, file size: 2.34 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. The description on its file description page there is shown below.

Summary

Description

Ralph Morrison, a hunter killed & scalped by Cheyenne near Ft Dodge

Lieutenant Read, 3rd Infantry, and John O. Auston, chief of the scouts, crouch near a scalped Ralph Morrison near Fort Dodge, Kansas. Morrison was scalped by a Native American (Cheyenne) war party. John Auston wears gloves and a wide-brimmed hat. A saddled horse stands nearby.
Date
Source Denver Public Library.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

Notes Title and "Officer is Lt. Read, 3rd, Inf., John O Auston, chief of scouts is at right" hand-written on back of print.

  Formerly F27421.  

Medium 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (5 x 6 1/2 in.)

  1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)  

Copyright Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.

URL http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10032032+X-32032

Licensing

Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Federal Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

image/jpeg

0.01010101010101010101 second

2.2200000286119348964 millimetre

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:28, 21 November 2025Thumbnail for version as of 11:28, 21 November 20253,579 × 2,380 (2.34 MB)wikimediacommons>Parpan05== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Ralph Morrison, a hunter killed & scalped by Cheyenne near Ft Dodge Lieutenant Read, 3rd Infantry, and John O. Auston, chief of the scouts, crouch near a scalped Ralph Morrison near Fort Dodge, Kansas. Morrison was scalped by a Native American (Cheyenne) war party. John Auston wears gloves and a wide-brimmed hat. A saddled horse stands nearby. |Source=Denver Public Library. |Date=1868 |Author={{unknown|author}} |Permission= |other_versio...

The following page uses this file: