Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection 1870-1920

Ketchum, Black Jack, 1863-1901

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Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

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Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the American West, was a various times a trader, trapper, military scout, Indian agent, and interpreter. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1847-1923. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653498 Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and army officer. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453501 Kit Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the Ame...

Billy, the Kid, 1859-1881

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Billy the Kid (b. Henry McCarty, September 17 or November 23, 1859, Manhattan, New York City–d. July 14, 1881, Fort Sumner, NM) was also known as William H. Bonney. He was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter. The exact date of his birth has been disputed as either September 17 or November 23. As a child he moved to New Mexico; his mother died when he was 13. As an early teen McCarty was caught steeling bread, clothing, and guns. As a result he was jailed but escaped. He later lived in ...

Maxwell Land Grant Company

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Commercial association with headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New Mexico and Colorado. Involved in mining, timber, coal, farming, irrigation projects. From the description of Coal reports, 1891-1901. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54053445 On January 8, 1841, Guadalupe Miranda and Charles Hipolite Trotier de Beaubien petitioned Governor Manuel Armijo for a tract of land, which Armijo granted two years later. Miranda moved to Mexico and offered Beaubien h...

Maxwell, Lucien Bonaparte, 1818-1875

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Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell (1818-1875), explorer and rancher. He was at one time the largest landowner in the United States. From the description of Indenture, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461533 From the guide to the Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell indenture, 1868, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...