A black-and-white formal portrait photograph of an Indigenous man in traditional clothing surrounded by a headdress and several Indigenous objects.

Little Big Man

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Date

ca. 1870
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.
Mount: 13 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Mount Recto:
u.c. printed: Department of the Interior \ U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. \ PROF. F.V. HAYDEN IN CHARGE.
l.l. printed: W.H. JACKSON, PHOTO.
l.c. in blue ink: Little Big Man \ (Red Cloud Sioux) \ A famous warrior, and the \ devoted friend of the great \ Sioux chieftan, "Crazy Horse"
Mount Verso:
u.l. to u.c. in ink: Little Big Man \ Red Cloud Sioux. \ A famous warrior and devoted friend of \ "Crazy Horse." also of Gen. Lee. \ Property of Mrs. J.M. Lee
u.r. in graphite: WHJ 874 \ Little Big Man \ Ogalalla Dakota
Collection Name

Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.720
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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