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Our Pioneer Heroes and Their Daring Deeds

Our Pioneer Heroes and Their Daring Deeds
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Artist
Henry F. Farny, 1847 - 1916
Armand Welcker, active c. 1887
Printer
Scammell & Company
Sitter
John Smith, 1579/80 - Jun 1631
Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890
Daniel Boone, 11 Feb 1734 - 26 Sep 1820
Christopher Houston Carson, 24 Dec 1809 - 23 May 1868
John Burwell Omohundro, 1846 - 1880
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917
James Butler Hickok, 27 May 1837 - 2 Aug 1876
Robert Cavelier Lasale, 1643 - 1687
Geronimo, c. 1823 - 17 Feb 1909
Lewis Wetzel, 1764 - 1808
Date
1887
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 70 × 34 cm (27 9/16 × 13 3/8")
Sheet: 73 × 36.8 cm (28 3/4 × 14 1/2")
Topic
Weapon\Gun
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather
Daniel Boone: Male
Daniel Boone: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia
Daniel Boone: Law and Crime\Police\Sheriff
Daniel Boone: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer
Daniel Boone: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman
Christopher Houston Carson: Male
Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Christopher Houston Carson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Trader\Fur trader
Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout
Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resource Occupations\Guide
Christopher Houston Carson: Politics and Government\Government official\Indian agent
Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter
Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resource Occupations\Trapper
John Burwell Omohundro: Male
William Frederick Cody: Male
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter
James Butler Hickok: Male
James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Intelligence agent\Spy
James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout
James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Civil War\Union
James Butler Hickok: Law and Crime\Marshal
James Butler Hickok: Sports and Recreation\Gambler
Robert Cavelier Lasale: Male
Lewis Wetzel: Male
John Smith: Male
John Smith: Literature\Writer
John Smith: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
John Smith: Science and Technology\Scientist\Cartographer
John Smith: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Colonizer
Geronimo: Male
Geronimo: Native American\Native American warrior
Geronimo: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Geronimo: Native American\Native American leader
Sitting Bull: Male
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American warrior
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Chief
Sitting Bull: Native American\Native American leader\Medicine man
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.89.10
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view