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Hunters of Kentucky, or "Half Horse and Half Alligator," broadside, ca. 1815

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Hunters of Kentucky, or "Half Horse and Half Alligator," broadside, ca. 1815

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Printed broadside with a woodcut illustration and a poem describing the valor of Kentuckians at the Battle of New Orleans. The illustration pictures the famous half horse and half alligator as a horse with an alligator tail.
The Resurrecting the First American West Project is presented through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan initiative. With this support, the Filson will launch a digital exhibit on the diverse Ohio Valley frontier supported by a series of public programs in 2022.