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Pony rider ambushed by Indians, Wyo.

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Call NumberWHJ-10651; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1934SummaryNorth American Indians with rifles hide behind rocks and near a cliff as they prepare to ambush a Pony Express rider in Wyoming. One man stands on the cliff and acts as a lookout. Horses stand behind the men.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. ; 23 x 34 cm (9 x 13 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--War--Wyoming--19th centuryAmbushes--Wyoming--19th centuryPony Express--Wyoming--19th centuryRock formations--Wyoming--19th centuryWatercolorsWestward movement--Wyoming--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310651Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 52 penciled on verso. Photographic print of a watercolor by William Henry Jackson, from the William Henry Jackson Collection at Scotts Bluff National Monument, hand colored by Clarence S. Jackson. Title penciled on mat board. R7003106512DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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