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Title: Heroism of a pioneer woman.
Image ID: 814813
Image ID 814813
Creators: Telfer,
Physical Description: 1 print : col. ; 22 x 14 cm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Frontier & Pioneer Life
Indians Of North America
Pioneers
Dead Persons
Axes
Book Illustrations
Notes: Printed on border: " 'In the meantime his heroic wife was busily engaged in defending the door against the efforts of the only remaining Indian, whom she so severely wounded, with the ax, that he was soon glad to retire.' " Foxing on image. Written on border: "1859"
Date Published: 1857
Barcode Number: 33333159337431
Struc ID: 590431
Source: The great West : containing narratives of the most important and interesting events in Western history.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Pioneer life   View All images from Folder

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