Studio portrait of Ben Pickett, brother or cousin of Bill Pickett. He holds a rope and wears cowboy boots, a vest, and wide-brimmed hat. He poses near a fur pelt on a pedestal.
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 23 x 15 cm. (9 x 6 in.)
Subject
African Americans; Cowboys; Pickett, Ben; Pickett, Bill, ca. 1860-1932.--Family.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710022141
Notes
Condition: red in stain on print.; Copies of newspaper clippings concerning subject identification accompany print.; Formerly F25881.; Subject misidentified as Bill Pickett.; Title and "Negro first man bullogger [sic] also used his teeth bull dogging instead of hands on horns method used by cowboys today."; R7100221411
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