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Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust

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Call NumberB-610CreatorBarry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934Date1874-1876SummaryMoses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, and suit jacket; also called "California Joe"; guide and Indian Scout; joined the expedition under General Crook at Battle of Little Bighorn, in early October, 1876 near Fort Robinson, Nebraska, on banks of White River; "California Joe" was shot in the back by a man called Newcomb or Neukem.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 18 x 12 cm (7 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndian scouts--19th centuryMilner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700100610Type of MaterialGlass negativesPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 116. David F. Barry collectionNotes203 inked on glass plate; photograph of a portrait. See also: B-611. Title from catalog prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. R7001006106

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Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust