Amon Carter print details

Silver Knife or To-Sho-Way

Alexander Gardner (1821-1882)

Object Details

  • Date

    1872

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Contributors

    Published by William Henry Jackson

  • Dimensions

    Image: 5 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.
    Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.
    Mount: 13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.c. in negative: 134

    Mount Recto:

    l.l. printed in gold ink: W. H. Jackson, Photo.

    l.l. [on pressure sensitive label]: 123

    l.c. printed in gold ink: DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES \ PROF. F.V. HAYDEN IN CHARGE.

    l.r. in graphite: 150

    Mount Verso:

    u.l. in red ink: 123

    u.r. in ink: P505 \ 134 Silver Knife - (Comanche)

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1970.54.3

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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