Drawings of Indians and California scenery circa 1851-1854.
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Brown, Henry B., fl. 1850-1859.
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Artist commissioned by John R. Bartlett to sketch California scenes and Indians. Relative of San Francisco postmaster Jacob Bailey Moore. Later, American consul to Bermuda (ca. 1854-1859). Often mistakenly identified in reference sources as artist Harrison B. Brown of Maine or as former slave Henry Box Brown. From the description of Henry B. Brown papers, 1851-1853. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122551915 Brown was an artist commissioned by John R...
Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
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U.S Boundary Commissioner, antiquarian and bibliographer; John Bartlett was appointed in 1850 to establish the border between Mexico and the United States. He worked in Texas and southern New Mexico until 1852, when he decided to go to San Diego and work from there to the east. He was removed from his position in February 1853. He published his account of his experiences in two volumes, "Personal and Narrative of Explorations and Incidents Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Co...
