A Bad Sign, Matador Ranch, Texas
Object Details
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Date
1905
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Object Format
Album
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Dimensions
Image: 4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.
Sheet: 5 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.
Mount: 10 3/8 x 7 in. -
Inscriptions
sheet, recto:
c. in graphite: 48295
l.l. stamped in purple ink: Erwin E. Smith. \ Bonham, Texas.
l.c. in graphite: S59-332
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: Bad Sign: A cowpony sits [?] \ grazing upon a hill with rope \ dragging and a "double half-hitch" \ around the pommel of the saddle \ is nearly sure proof that \ evil has befallen the rider.
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Collection Name
Erwin E. Smith Pettis Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of Mary Alice Pettis
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Accession Number
P1986.42.189.11
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Copyright
Public domain
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