The Modoc War: Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds
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813772
Item data
Title
The Modoc War: Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1870s
Names
Simpson, William, 1823-1899 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1873-05-31
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1870s
Subjects
United States -- 1870-1879
Jack, Captain, Modoc Chief, d. 1873
Modoc Indians -- Wars, 1873
Cave dwellings -- California -- 1870-1879
Modoc Indians -- California -- 1870-1879
Campfires -- 1870-1879
Lava Beds National Monument (Calif.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Printed on border: "From a sketch by our special artist [William Simpson]."
Source Note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 23 x 32 cm. (9 x 12 1/2 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17168686
Barcode: 33333159325956
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29d75db0-c533-012f-759c-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1873-05-31
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Modoc War: Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29d75db0-c533-012f-759c-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1873). The Modoc War: Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29d75db0-c533-012f-759c-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Modoc War: Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29d75db0-c533-012f-759c-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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