Call NumberZ-3826Date1860-1870SummaryMen point rifles at a Mexican man beside a card table. One man holds a bowie knife; another man restrains the Mexican man by the hair. A crowd of men holds torches and stands nearby.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; irreg. image 16 x 25 cm (6 1/2 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCardsharping--19th centuryCard games--19th centuryCrowds--19th centuryFighting--19th centuryScalping--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003826; Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesClipping consists of part of page 78, removed from Harper's weekly. Image illustrates "Chapter 1" of "Captain Carleton's Great Story of Frontier Life. The Mysterious Hunter; Or, The Man of Death."; Title, followed by "'You have watched this game. Did I win it fairly?' 'Yes, Yes!' yelled the crowd. 'is the Mexican's scalp fairly mine?' 'Yours, Yours!' roared a score of throats. 'Then, by St. Paul! I'll have it!' said my chum, drawing his formidable bowie."; R7110038268
'"Say, Men!" Cried Hal in a clear, calm voice' (1860-1870). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 24/06/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1131849
