General E.R.S. Canby's Cross

United States. Bureau of Reclamation

[1920s?]; Photo shows Canby's Cross monument, erected in Lava Beds National Monument; the sign on the photo reads: "Modoc National Forest. Canbys Cross. General R.E.S.[sic] Canby was killed here by Modocs April 11, 1873. Cross erected by his soldiers."

Title

General E.R.S. Canby's Cross

Creator

United States. Bureau of Reclamation

Source

Original photograph: 22 x 17 cm, black & white photo, with "#726" written in front in pencil, top and bottom edges of photo taped, from Gray Album, page 75b
Digital reproduction of photograph: [General E.R.S. Canby's Cross], Gray Album, Bureau of Reclamation

Date Original

[1920s?]

Date Digitized

2005-05-19

Date Available

2006-02-22

Other Identifiers

local: BOR-19-May-2005-2119

Subject (Topic)

Sepulchral monuments
Lava Beds National Monument (Calif.)
Modoc Indians -- Wars, 1873
Local History
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg

Format

image