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Olive Oatman, Indian Captive

Artist Benjamin Powelson (American, 1823 - 1885)
Dateca. 1863
MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite
DimensionsImage: 3 11/16 x 2 3/16 inches (9.37 x 5.56 cm)
Sheet: 3 11/16 x 2 3/16 inches (9.37 x 5.56 cm)
Mount: 4 x 2 7/16 inches (10.16 x 6.19 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2013.9.17
Signednone
InscribedWritten on back of mount, lower center, in pencil "Miss [?] Oatman / Indian Captive" Written on back , top right corner, in pencil "4PP / 11-"
MarkingsOn back of mount, center, blue stamp "POWELSON / PHOTOGRAPHER / 58 STATE ST. / ROCHESTER / N.Y."
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DescriptionImage of a seated woman wearing a long-sleeved dress with vertical tattoos on her chin.
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