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Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1821 - 1898

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Christopher C. Augur collection of photographs of the western United States

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT oversize-Ayer-Art-Augur
Abstract

Mounted albumen prints and stereographs primarily of western Indians and scenes, ca. 1865-1881, taken by Alexander Gardner, John K. Hillers, William H. Jackson, William Soule and a few other photographers, plus three large lithographic prints of Mexican War military scenes. Also, a box containing a stereoscopic viewer.

Dates: 1846-1889; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1875

Christopher C. Augur Papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-3008
Abstract

United States army officer, 1843 to 1885. Correspondence, printed and manuscript military orders and reports, letter-books, a miscellany of accounts and receipts, clippings, memorabilia and maps, mainly documenting Augur's military activities and commands before and during the Civil War, and post-war service in the Pacific Northwest, Texas and the Gulf.

Dates: 1780-1912; Majority of material found within 1846 - 1885

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Arapaho Indians -- Photographs 1
Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862 1
Cheyenne Indians -- Photographs 1
Comanche Indians -- Photographs 1
Crow Indians -- Photographs 1