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    Posted 10 years ago

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    Found in a Box marked Ann's Personal Postcards from an Estate Sale in Carson City Nevada. Nevada Sheriff Charles Ferrel, with the four Bannock/Shoshone surviors of the Battle of Kelley Creek, on May 2, 1911 in front of a police station. Three of the Four Survivors ( all Children ) died within two years after this Photo was Taken from Tuberculosis. The Infant girl survived and was moved to Yakima Washington where she was adopted and named Mary Jo Estep who went on to college becoming a Music Teacher in later life, and never marrying. "Shoshone Mike" Daggett her Grandfather led his band of Indians through the mountains during one of Nevadas coldest winters on record followed by a Sheriffs posse for killing four men inspecting the death of rustled cattle Mike and his band had killed and eaten due to hunger. 8 Indians total and 1 posse member died that day on February 26 1911 during The Last Indian Massacre of Kelley Creek. I would be interested if there are more of these out there, and if anybody knows who took this picture originally.

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    1. southcop southcop, 10 years ago
      sweet!!
    2. solver solver, 10 years ago
      What a tragic event.

      According to Wikipedia, the "author" of this photograph is the "Nevada State Police."
      source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Ferrel_and_survivors_Battle_of_Kelley_Creek.jpg

      According to "Howard Hicksin's Histories" on the Great Basin College website, the photograph is held by the Northeastern Nevada Museum. You could email an inquiry to the museum and also send them an image of your photograph. The museum's contact info:
      http://museumelko.org/index.php/contact-us/

      The two Wiki pages that include your photograph:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Daggett
      and
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kelley_Creek
    3. collector8491june, 10 years ago
      Mary Jo Estep: my 3rd cousin once removed (via her adoptive parents). :-)

      Great photo, would love to see more of Mary Jo in particular...

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