Cynthia Ann Parker Tintype
In 1860 texas rangers and federal soldiers abducted parker in an attack on a comanche encampment in north texas.
Cynthia ann parker tintype. She was adopted by the comanche and lived with them for 24 years completely forgetting her european ways. And of her recapture at the battle of pease river by captain l. Parker was adopted by the comanche and lived with them for 24 years completely forgetting her white ways.
1825 march 1871 also known as naduah comanche. This view is the earliest extant image taken of cynthia ann parker 1827 1864. She was born in illinois around 1827.
An 1861 photograph of cynthia ann parker shows her after her recapture into anglo society. In 1833 her family moved to texas and built fort parker in what is now limestone county east of waco. Cynthia ann parker is the most famous indian captive in american history.
Cynthia ann parker creator. Jones iii texas photographs cynthia ann parker reference url share. Deshields james t 1861 1948.
Narua was an american who was kidnapped in 1836 around age 10 by a comanche war band which had attacked her family s settlement. Comanche warriors attacked the fort in 1836 and took young cynthia ann captive. Of her quarter of a century spent among the comanches as the wife of the war chief peta nocona.
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Cynthia ann parker or naduah also sometimes spelled nadua and nauta meaning someone found or keeps warm with us circa 1825 1827 march 1871 was an american who was captured and kidnapped at the age of nine by a comanche war band who massacred her family s settlement. The hand colored tintype is part of the lawrence t. Her comanche name means someone found parker was adopted by the comanche and lived with them for 24 years completely forgetting her white ways.
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The public s interest in cynthia ann parker increased as the story of her return from captivity spread and likely reached a pinnacle in the spring of 1861 when dressed in neat garments which she thought very uncomfortable she was. Her comanche name means someone found. Cynthia ann parker captured when she was six years old parker spent twenty four years with the comanche eventually marrying the warrior peta nocona with whom she had two sons and a daughter.
Jones iii texas photography collection description. Small 250x250 max medium 500x500 max. Cynthia ann parker october 28 1827 march 1871 also known as naduah comanche.
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