RARE CDV of Mary Jemison / Dehgewanus - Indian Captive Before Olive Oatman fashion In his other hand he

In his other hand he is holding a second knife - it's blurred as if he was swinging it during the shot

Quarter plate daguerreotype

6th plate daguerreotype of a young man with an open striped coat

The case is complete and functional

he enlisted in Co D

RARE CDV of Mary Jemison / Dehgewanus - Indian Captive Before Olive Oatman fashion In his other hand heVery Rare, original CDV of Mary Jemison (1743 1833) as seen at about the age of 90 a drawing, as this image of her was created before the age of photography. In 1755 a group of Shawnee Indians captured Mary and her family, eventually killing and scalping her parents and siblings. Mary was eventually purchased by the Senecas, who gave her the name "Dehgewanus", translated as "The White Woman of the Genesee". Her story is a long and fascinating one I