Blackmore Collection

Studio portrait of a Native North American sitting on a chair, wearing ear ornaments, a peace medal(?), a cloth tunic, an embroidered sash, a blanket around his waist, and holding a hat.

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A Native American Overlooks the Transcontinental Railroad, Nevada about 1868

Blackmore Collection Photographs of Native Americans

studio portrait of Wah-tian-kah, an Osage chief, seated wearing a cloth shirt, decorated leggings, and ear ornaments; his hair is partially shaved and he is holding a pipe

studio portrait of Smutty Bear (Ma-to-sa-bi-tshi-a), a Chief of the Yankton-Yanktonai, sitting on a chair, wearing a feather headdress, a piece of cloth tied around his neck, a shell necklace, a warrior shirt with shell(?) embroidery, a blanket covering his legs, and a pair of leggings

Blackmore Collection Photographs of Native Americans

photo available at the British Museum
William Blackmore collection

Photograph (black and white) from an album; portrait of (from left to right) Fast Bear, Shotted Tail, John, Long Hair, and Palladay (sitting in the front); Fast Bear is standing on the far left, wearing a hat, and wrapped in a blanket with tassels; Shotted Tail, stands second from the left, wearing a piece of cloth tied around his neck, a shirt, and a blanket wrapped around himself; John is standing on the far right, wearing a hat with a feather and a section of his hair wrapped in cloth and wearing a shirt, and wrapped in a blanket; Long Hair, sits on the far right, with his hair in two section wrapped in cloth, wearing a piece of cloth tied around his neck, a shirt, and a blanket wrapped around himself, whilst holding a pipe(?); Pallasay, sits in the foreground in the centre, wearing a hat, a shirt, and a pair of trousers; in the background on the left, is a western-style building; directly behind the men, is a pile of tree logs;