[Cynthia Ann Parker]
Rating
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 ; American-Indian dress ; Comanches ; American Indians ; U.S . West ; Southwest ; Texas
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
Digital Collection
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file . A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu .
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