Chief Big Snake, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man poses outdoors on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. He poses near a tepee that has a painting of an Indian man on horseback on the side. A table with toy drums and drumsticks is nearby. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and a belt, a fringed breechcloth, a hair pipe bandolier, and a beaded feather headdress.
Description
1 photoprint (postcard) ; 13 x 8 cm. (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Subject
Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940; Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1940; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1940; Tipis--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940; Big Snake.
Geographic Area
Jefferson County (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031887
Notes
Condition: postcard torn and stained.; Postcard stamp printed on back.; Title from writing in print.; R7100318878
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