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Call Number	X-31559
Title	Chief Red Cloud and his wife in later years
Summary	Standing outdoor portrait of Chief Red Cloud, (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Sioux (Lakota or Teton group, Oglala band) and his wife. Red Cloud led his people in the Fetterman fight and was a great negotiator and diplomat. He wears a shirt with fringe, a blanket and a feather in his hair; his wife wears a fringed dress and a blanket around her waist.
Date	[between 1880 and 1900?]
Notes	Condition: Print shows crease and deterioration of original.; Formerly F12090.; Title and "after the Fetterman disaster when he led 3000 Sioux in wiping out Lt.-Col. J. W. Fetterman's force of 81 men. Fetterman had bragged: "Give me 80 men fresh from the Civil War, and I will ride up and down thru the whole Sioux nation." He got his 80 men, but they didn't last 30 minutes in this fight, second only to Custer debacle ten years later, brought on the same way; both Fetterman and Custer violated orders, to attack the Indians." typed on label on back of print.; R7100315595
Physical Description	1 copy negative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Subject	Dakota Indians--1880-1900. Indians of North America--1880-1900. Oglala Indians--1880-1900. Teton Indians--1880-1900. Aged persons--1880-1900. Spouses--1880-1900. Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
Source	Source: L. Johnson.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F12090 DPLW
Filename	10031559.TIF

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