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Cynthia Ann Parker

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Call NumberX-32238SummaryPortrait of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman nursing her baby, Prairie Flower (Toposannah). Parker was captured by Native American Comanches as a teenager, later married Chief Peta Nocona and bore children including Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm (5 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectComanche Indians--19th centuryIndians of North America--19th centuryBreast feeding--19th centuryInfants--19th centuryMother and child--19th centuryWomen--19th centuryNocona, Peta--FamilyParker, Cynthia Ann, 1827?-1864Parker, Prairie FlowerParker, Quanah, 1845?-1911--FamilyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032238Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsPortraitsDigital Version Created FromJames T. DeShields-Cynthia Ann Parker-The Story of Her Capture-1886-frontpiece.NotesFormerly F33483. Photographic reproduction of a halftone reproduction. Title printed below halftone reproduction of an etching from a photograph done in the 1860's. R7100322380

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes