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Photograph of James P. Beckwourth, circa 1850s-1866

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Date
1850 to 1866
Description
James P. Beckwourth, mountain man, fur trader and explorer. He discovered one of the easier routes (later called the Beckwourth Pass) across the Sierra Navadas, from the Truckee to the Yuba River.
Digital ID
pho009792
Physical Identifier
0214_0514
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vm42z4n
Details
Subject
Fur traders
Beckwourth, James Pierson, 1798-1866
Men
Portraits
Trappers
Explorers
Racially mixed people
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
James P. Beckwourth, fur trader, hunter, undated
Citation

pho009792. Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection. PH-00214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vm42z4n.

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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
4566 x 4643 pixels
2.1743 x 2.211 inches
63626646 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff