Likely around the Homesteader Acts that preceded the Dust Bowl. Man on right appears to joke with a gold pan on his head. One of the largest and hardest to document migrations in American history....
Wagons circled at left and men at right with solitary man and his horse in the foreground identified as Lieut. Carson’s Camp. This may represent Camp Nichols in what is now Cimarron County, OK so...
The woman is framed at center with a relaxed poise and frying pan loosely at her side. She appears nearly maternal, like she was interrupted at work. Each of the men (and boy) have a...
Incredible reference. Seated on an up turned crate with the expanse of desert behind.
Snapshot measures 3.5 x 5.75” with edge tears (loss), gloss marks, and corner creases from an earlier mount.
Pelt appears to have been adhered with the muslin lining while wet to hold its form. Downy soft, rabbit or brown bear? Early construction likely dates between 1870 - 1910. Shoulders only 6" from seam...