A Prentice-Whitman folio, 1970.

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A Prentice-Whitman folio, 1970.

The "physical appearances" section of "A Prentice-Whitman Folio," by Ross Woodbridge, in which Woodbridge proposes that certain Paul Kane sketches are portraits of Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman.

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Cornell University Library

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Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman served as missionaries to the Cayuse Indians at Waiilatpu (near Walla Walla, Washington) from 1836 until they were murdered in 1847. They operated under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Letters, 1834-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911271 Marcus Whitman was born on September 4, 1802 in Rushville, New York. His father's early death necessitate...

Woodbridge, Thomas Ross, 1913-

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Marcus and Narcissa Prentice Whitman were missionaries who set out from New York State in 1836 and established a mission near the present-day city of Walla Walla, Washington, where they were massacred by Indians eleven years later, on November 29, l847. Paul Kane, a Canadian artist, spent four days with the Whitmans in July l847. From the description of A Prentice-Whitman folio, 1970. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072906 ...

Kane, Paul, 1810-1871

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Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847

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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman served as missionaries to the Cayuse Indians at Waiilatpu (near Walla Walla, Washington) from 1836 until they were murdered in 1847. They operated under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Letters, 1835-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911964 On title page: "(The copy from which this was made is in Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.)" On l...