Title   In my fighting clothes
Call Number   Z-147
Summary   Standing portrait of Nat Love, in front of a painted studio backdrop. A Black cowboy, also known as Dead Wood Dick for his shooting abilities, later became a Pullman porter. He wears long hair, a wide brim hat, leather chaps, bullet (ammo) belt and a shirt with a bandana around the collar. He holds his rifle at his side, butt end on floor. A saddle with ropes is on floor in front of him.
Date   [between 1870 and 1890].
Notes   Title printed below printed image from a book: Nat Love "The Life and Adventures."
  Formerly F21914.
  Formerly X-11000147
  Source: Nat Love, "The Life and Adventures," Los Angeles, 1907, p. 112.
Photo Materials   1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)
  1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Copyright   Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
See Also   Love, Nat.
  Cowboys 1870-1890.
  Afro-Americans 1870-1890.
  Railroad porters 1870-1890.
  Film negatives.
  Photographic prints.
  Imaged.
URL   http://gowest.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/imager?11000147+Z-147

 

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