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Boudoir Card Photo Showing Notable Citizens of Calaveras County, CA, Including Sheriff Ben Thorn the Man Who Caught Black Bart, 1890
Albumen print
5 x 8 1/2 inches
With subject ID and other notations mount verso.
With subject ID and other notations mount verso.
AL328
$ 2,400.00
Rare and important boudoir card photograph showing famed and fearless lawman Benjamin K. Thorn, notable for capturing outlaws such as Black Bart, 'Long-Haired' Sam Brown, and countless others. Thorn is...
Rare and important boudoir card photograph showing famed and fearless lawman Benjamin K. Thorn, notable for capturing outlaws such as Black Bart, "Long-Haired" Sam Brown, and countless others.
Thorn is shown posed alongside a number of other Calaveras County officials. They are as follows: Samuel Redmond - Deputy Clerk; William Coulter - Deputy Clerk; N.C. Hanscom - Deputy Assessor; William H Steffler - Treasurer; A.L. Wyllie - County Clerk; John B. Reddick - Attorney; and Iral Hill Read - Attorney.
The photograph was taken in front of the old court house on August 5th, 1890.
Thorn is shown posed alongside a number of other Calaveras County officials. They are as follows: Samuel Redmond - Deputy Clerk; William Coulter - Deputy Clerk; N.C. Hanscom - Deputy Assessor; William H Steffler - Treasurer; A.L. Wyllie - County Clerk; John B. Reddick - Attorney; and Iral Hill Read - Attorney.
The photograph was taken in front of the old court house on August 5th, 1890.