[Portrait of Davy Crockett] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Portrait of Davy Crockett]

Contributor

  • Photographer: Swartz Art Parlor
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Fort Worth, Texas

Date

  • Digitized: 2008-05-22

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Copy print of a cabinet card portrait of Davy Crockett. Only his head and neck are visible; he is wearing a light-colored shirt with a high collar and a dark coat. On the back is an illustrated advertisement for the original photographer, D.H. Swartz.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Portraits
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Cabinet photographs
  • Keyword: cabinet cards
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836
  • Named Person: Crockett, David (Davy)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
    Code: FWHT

Institution

  • Name: Log Cabin Village
    Code: LCVG

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: RS2002.307.171
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth38792

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Epson Perfection V750-M Pro
  • Display Note: The original portrait is held in the Crockett family; Davy Crockett's son, Robert Patton Crockett, had photographic copies made for his children.
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