Name/Title
Chisholm, Thornton, Chisholm Trail Founder, Photos (2), c. 1850Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.157Description
Chisholm, Thornton, Chisholm Trail Founder, Photos (2), c. 1850. b/w. Copy of oval portrait photo of Chisholm as young man, courtesy of his descendant, Mrs. Fannie Chisholm Hurst. Depicts young man with light hair, clean shaven, in suit jacket, knotted tie. Two sizes of same photo.
Mrs. Hurst has written a book that gives evidence that her ancestor, Thornton, and not his older brother Jesse, opened the original Chisholm trail when he drove cattle from southern Texas to St. Joseph in 1866.
Original digital scan located on History CD 01.Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1850Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Chisholm Trail, Cattle Drives, Cattle Drive to St. Joseph, Chisholm FamilyDimensions
Height
8 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Also 4" x 5"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Thornton ChisholmProvenance
Notes
Photo provided by descendant of Chisholm, Mrs. Fannie Chisholm Hurst