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Title	[Cynthia Ann Parker]
Creator	Bridgers, William W.
Date	1861
Decade	1860-1869
Part Of	Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection
Series	Series 1: Cased Images
Place	Austin, Travis County,Texas
Description	This view is the earliest extant image taken of Cynthia Ann Parker (ca. 1825–ca. 1871), who was captured by Comanche Indians when she was nine years old. Parker lived with the Comanches for almost twenty-five years, during which time she adopted the Comanche culture and language, married a chief, and reared a family. Parker and a daughter were 'recaptured' in 1860 during a raid on a Comanche hunting camp. She is best remembered as the mother of Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches. This tintype was made in 1861 when Parker was in Austin to petition the state legislature for a pension. Source: Lawrence T. Jones III.
Notes	Sixth plate tintype, half case, slightly darkened background, fine, crisp image. Detailed notes about Parker and the provenance of the piece are glued to verso. This is the only known extant original photograph of Cynthia Ann Parker.
Related Resources	MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2777978 Finding aid: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00085/smu-00085.html
Keywords	portraits; women; captives; historical people; American-Indian clothing and dress; Comanches; American Indians; U.S. West; Southwest; Texas
Subject Headings	Parker, Cynthia Ann, 1827?-1864--Photographs
Physical Description	1 photograph: sixth plate tintype, hand-colored; 7 x 8.3 cm.
Form/Genre	Photographs Tintypes Portrait photographs
Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2008
Digital Format	Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution	Archival file: Recto: 300 ppi
Digitization Process	Digitization process: digitally photographed (3159 pixels high x 2705 pixels wide) as 300 ppi, 8-bits per channel, RGB .tif; derivative resized at 3000 pixels high and resaved as 8-bits per channel, RGB .jpg
Physical Location	Series 1; Box 4; Vault
Call Number	Ag2008.0005
Upload File Name	ag2008_0005_1_04_3_cynthiaann_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	ag2008_0005_1_04_3_cynthiaann.tif
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\DeGolyer\reproductions\Ag2008-0005\Series1
Digital Collection	Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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