Me-jaw-key-osh, Something in the Air Gradually Falling to Earth

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Date

before 1877
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 5/8 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 3/8 x 6 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.c. in image: Ojiwa.11.
Mount Verso:
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: 1073. ME-JAW-KEY-OSH. Something in the Air Gradually Fall- \ ing to the Earth. RED LAKE. \ A brave but recently made a chief of the Red Lake \ Chippewas, and is ranked as the very bravest of all \ his tribe. Had always been accustomed to fight the \ Sioux, but after the massacre of 1862-'63 re-organized \ and led a small party of from six to ten of his bravest \ men against them every summer for some time, killing \ with his own hand fifteen of their enemies and bring- \ ing home their scalps. Was a crafty warrior and \ knew well how to slay his without losing his own \ life. He still lives, farming and hunting for a living, \ and is a man of great influence in his band.
c. in graphite: 86. \ Neg. No. 576
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.2795
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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