Oct 21, 2003 - Sale 1981

Sale 1981 - Lot 17

Unsold
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 4,000
WHITNEY, JOEL EMMONS (1822-1886)
Group of 6 cartes-de-visite of Chippewa and Sioux tribespeople, comprising 3 relating to the Massacre of 1862, two standing portraits of chiefs and one of a young Sioux woman. Albumen prints, 33/4x21/4 inches (9.5x5.7 cm.), with a printed caption and Whitney's credit on mounts recto. Circa 1862
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"Po-Go-Nay-Ke-Shick (Hole in the Day), the Celebrated Chippewa Chief" "Ma-Za-Sha (Red Iron), a Friendly Sioux Chief" "Little Crow" (spokesman for the Sioux) "Cut Nose" "Te-He-Do-Ne-Cha (One Who Forbids his House)" "U-Se-Do-Ha, A Sioux Belle."