This representation of the famous Dehgewanus, or "White Woman of the Genesee" comes from a real photo postcard circa 1907 and shows what Mary may have looked like when she left the Genesee Valley for the Buffalo Creek Reservation in 1831.
Mary Jemison Statue and Grave at the Council Grounds of Letchworth State Park where William Letchworth had it moved in 1910.
This painting depicts the kidnapping of colonist Mary Jemison by Shawnee Indians and French raiders. Credit: Painting by Robert Griffing; used by permission of Paramount Press, Inc.
What a great find with these pictures! That postcard is amazing, she looks in pretty good shape - I can see how she lived to be 90 years old. -Jay Jay S.
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