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Buzzard Pete – Vintage Wall Art

Buzzard Pete, c1905. — historic photograph
Buzzard Pete, c1905.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Buzzard Pete in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The subject goes by the nickname Buzzard Pete, and the record does not explain how he earned it, though the name hints at a local reputation in the mountain West. The 8 by 10 inch glass negative dates to about 1905 and was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that sold photographs of western scenery, towns and everyday people to a national market. The plate is cracked down its left side. It came to the Library of Congress as a 1949 gift from the State Historical Society of Colorado, which points to the region where it was first held.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesNegative cracked down left side. 2666 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018440. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,328 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203914

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