Exhibition of Early Images of Pocahontas From the Collection of
William W. Cole Compiled by Angela L. Daniel A. Pocahontas and
John Smith, Jamestown, Virginia, 1607-1957 Royal China under
glaze, '56 This image of the Indian maiden, Pocahontas, rescuing
colonist John Smith in 1607 is one of the most highly related
stories in American history. Whether a legend or a true
biographical incident, this story immortalized the memory of
Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. B. Princess Pocahontas Begs
Life of Captain John Smith, Jamestown, Virginia (T) Williamsburg
Commemorative Ware Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston, Made in
England Princess Pocahontas begs life of Captain John Smith who
had been allegedly sentenced to death by King Powhatan. The
border shows: the ships which brought the colonists to Jamestown
in 1607; the old church tower at Jamestown; the Moorehouse at
Yorktown where articles of capitulation were crafted; Washington
firing the first cannon at the siege of Yorktown; the Capital
and Governor's Palace at