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FINE SCARCE CABINET CARD PHOTO OF “CAPTAIN JACK” OMOHUNDRO
02-21670
1875 dated Sarony cabinet card in gilded cabinet card mount. John Baker “Cpt. Jack” Omohundro (1846-1880), born in Fluvanna Virginia, was Confederate cavalryman with Jeb Stuart, frontier scout during Indian Wars, cowboy and actor. Before his untimely death at age 39, Texas Jack became a legendary figure in the Old West as a Western showman performing dramas on the stage throughout the country and was immortalized in dime novels published around the world. He is buried in Leadville, CO.
PROVENANCE: Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection.