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THBIndian Scout John Nelson, Fantastic Cabinet Card
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LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Cabinet card of John Nelson leaning against a tree trunk in a studio setting, dressed in show attire, casually smoking a cigar, and holding his lever-action Winchester, credited to Stacy, Brooklyn, NY.
Nelson had a long and fabled career on the Plains. Leaving his native West Virginia, Nelson traveled west by 1844, living for a time with Spotted Tail's band of Brule Sioux, before signing with Brigham Young for $40 a month acting as a guide in 1847. He was with the burial party at the Mountain Meadow Massacre, and spent a number of years working cattle in Colorado and Utah. He helped build the buildings at the Pine Ridge Reservation and served there for a time as chief of police. He claimed to have met Buffalo Bill in 1857, and became a fast friend. Cody referred to Nelson as "a good fellow though as a liar he had few equals and no superiors." He joined Cody's Wild West in 1884 and was with the outfit for many years (Tharp, 1988:1048-49).
Toning to print, some light corner/edge wear to mount.Condition
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