Call NumberZ-7898CreatorO'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882Date1870-1880SummaryFred W. Loring poses with his arm over a mule's withers and holds the bridle reins near Prescott (Yavapai County), Arizona. Loring has a beard, and wears a top hat and a buttoned tunic under a worn coat. Shows a man beside a tepee in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : albumen, stereograph ; 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectYavapai County (Ariz.)--19th centuryAuthors--Arizona--Yavapai County--19th centuryExpeditions & surveys--Arizona--Yavapai County--19th centuryMules--Arizona--Yavapai County--19th centuryLoring, Frederic W. (Frederic Wadsworth), 1848-1871Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711007898Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsStereographsNotesExpedition of 1871. 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler. Corps of Engineers, Commanding. printed on stereo card. An eagle and shield logo, "War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army" and "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian" printed on verso. Condition: foxing. Formerly F12147; Number "153" etched in original negative and reproduced in photographic print. Title, number "No. 22" and descriptive information: "in his campaign costume, with his mule "Evil Merodach." Taken about 40 hours before he was brutally murdered by Apache-Mohaves, while en-route from Prescott, A.T., to San Bernardino, Cal, by stage. Loring had been with the expedition as general assistant and correspondent, and was returning to the East with a mind stored with rare adventure and scenic wonders. It has been said of him that he gave promise of becoming one of the most facile of American literary writers. (F.153.)" printed on stereo card. R7110078983
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