Chief Washakie, or Shoots the Buffalo Running, South Pass, Wyoming

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Date

1870
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto;
l.l. in image: WASHAKIE
l.r. in image: SHOSHONI. 4
Mount Verso:
u.c. [typed on paper label]: 663 - 4. WASHAKIE \ This well-known chief is a man of more than ordinary \ ability, and his record as a steadfast friend of the white peo- \ple has come down to the present time without a blemish. \ He is now well advanced in years, but still retains his \ vigor, and his influence over the tribe. One of the above \ portraits was made in the South Pass encampment, and \ the other is a copy of one made in Salt lake City.c
c. in graphite: 452. \ neg. no. 1663
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.2912
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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