Olive Oatman
1860s
Benjamin F. Powelson
Artist, American, 1823 - 1885
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Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.5 × 5.7 cm (3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.) -
Accession
2022.174.21
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: OLIVE OATMAN / CAPTURED BY INDIANS; center printed in blue ink: POWELSON, / PHOTOGRAPHER, / 58 STATE ST. / ROCHESTER / N.Y.