Death of a Comrade

Title

Death of a Comrade

Subject

Horn In The West, Actors, Performances, Boone, Amphitheaters, Costumes, Fires, Headdresses, Masks, Feathers, Dancing

Description

This image shows a scene from Horn in the West that portrays the death of a Native American as others mourn him. There are two people in masks and the male actors in this scene have body paint on. This photo was on the sixth page of the photo album. There is a stamp on the back of this image identifying the photographer as F.H. Dixon who was a Staff Photographer with "The News - Herald."

Creator

F.H. Nixon

Date

Circa 1950s-1960s

Contributor

Jackson W. Henson

Format

Black and White Photograph

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Jac-Hen-01-010

Spatial Coverage

Boone, NC

Scanning Technician

Ellie McCorkle

DPI

600

Bit Depth

24

Collection Name

Jackson Henson Collection

Scanning Software

Epson Scanner

Files

Jac-Hen-01-010.jpg

Citation

F.H. Nixon, “Death of a Comrade,” Digital Watauga, accessed September 16, 2024, http://digitalwatauga.org/items/show/31310.

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