Chief Big Snake- James Hawkins "Owl Bull"- Mabel Hawkins Ogallala Sioux
Creator
Brock, Bill.
Date
1948 August 18
Summary
Chief Big Snake (James Hawkins) and Owl Bull (Mabel Hawkins), Native American (Oglala Sioux) man and woman, pose outdoors near an adobe building with wooden vigas on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears beaded moccasins, leggings, belt and shirt, and a feather headdress. The woman wears beaded moccasins, a fringed dress, and a hairpipe necklace. Both hold beaded tobacco bags. Various trinkets that include miniature tepees and clay jars are near windows in the building. A white man and girls stand in the building. Signs and posters read: "Mountain Park Trading Post" and "Lookout Mountain Colorado". One poster depicts Smokey the Bear as he prays. It reads: " . . . and please make people careful. Amen. Remember, only you can prevent forest fires".
Description
1 copy negative : film ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 15 x 20 cm. (6 x 8 in.)
Subject
Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950; Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950; Women--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950; Big Snake; Owl Bull.
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: ZZR710031914
Notes
Condition: print is creased.; Formerly F27713.; Photographer's information and "Reorder No. 558" stamped on back of print.; Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100319141
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