Call NumberX-19667Date1860SummaryStudio portrait (sitting) of Hiram McKnight Burton. He wears a cowboy hat and suit.Physical Description1 photoprint : ambrotype ; visible oval image 7 x 6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.) in case 10 x 8 cm (4 x 3 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBurton, Hiram KnightMen--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710019667Type of MaterialAmbrotypesPhotograph casesPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionCase photographsNotesAmbrotype is mounted in latched leather-covered wood case with decorative metal frame and velvet facing. Case hinges are broken. Condition: backing of ambrotype is cracked. Hand-written note pinned to velvet facing reads: "This picture of Hiram Burton was taken in Denver in 1860. Hat of fine long nap beaver[,] coat fine camels hair cloth. Not a cow-boy suit."; Title supplied. R7100196674
