Non-Indian; said to have been collected from the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) Search this
Artist/Maker:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Connecticut, 1886-1963 Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain]/In Mut Too Yah Lat Lat), Niimíipuu (Nez Perce), 1840-1904 Search this
General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925 Search this
Brigadier General George W. Baird, Non-Indian, 1839-1906 Search this
Colonel George Hathaway Baird, Non-Indian, 1876-1951 Search this
Betty Taylor Baird (Mrs. Harold Otis Nickerson), Non-Indian Search this
Nancy R. Baird (Nancy Rogers Baird), Non-Indian, 1910-1989 Search this
Donor:
Betty Taylor Baird (Mrs. Harold Otis Nickerson), Non-Indian Search this
Nancy R. Baird (Nancy Rogers Baird), Non-Indian, 1910-1989 Search this
Object Name:
Winchester Model 1866 .44 caliber carbine
Media/Materials:
Wood, metal
Techniques:
Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions:
99 x 11.5 cm
Object Type:
Firearms and accessories
Place:
Plateau; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1870-1877
Collection History:
Said to have been owned by the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) leader Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat, 1840-1904); probably surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army) in 1877; said to have been given by General Miles to his assistant, General George W. Baird (1839-1906, U.S. Army); probably inherited by General Baird's son, Colonel George Hathaway Baird (U.S. Army, 1876-1951); inherited by Colonel Baird's daughters, Miss Nancy Rogers Baird (1910-1989) and Miss Betty Taylor Baird (Mrs. Harold Otis Nickerson); donated to MAI by Nancy Baird and Betty Baird in 1953.
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