A man with a wide-brimmed hat, an ammunition belt and tall boots, hunts for Big Horn sheep in the Rocky Mountains. The hunter looks through binoculars and crouches on the ground, walks in the snow, and looks over a rocky ridge at a fallen Bighorn sheep.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 40 x 29 cm. (16 x 11 1/2 in.)
Type of Material
Tear sheets.; Wood engravings.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Mountain sheep hunting--1890-1900.
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: ZZR711003838
Notes
Attribution and "1889 W. N. [?]" etched in original and reproduced in print.; Probably engraver's name: "H.F. Davey" engraved in original and reproduced in print.; Tear sheet consists of page 597, removed from Illustrated London news.; Title printed on tear sheet.; R7110038381
Filename
11003838.tif
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