Jim Baker was a friend of Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. He was a favorite scout of General Fremont. In his lifetime he was a mountain man, miner, rancher, interpreter, fur trader, hunter, trapper, and guide. He is holding a large caliber buffalo gun and wears leggings over his boots. The image was taken by Williams and McDonald's in Denver , C.T. (Colorado Territory). It is an early albumen .
