Cheyenne Indians confined in Dodge City Jail, Kansas, for murder

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Title: Cheyenne Indians confined in Dodge City Jail, Kansas, for murder
Creator: Riddle, James R., photographer.
Published/Created: [Topeka, Kansas] : [J.R. Riddle], [1879]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 10 x 18 cm (stereograph format)
Notes: Group portrait of Northern Cheyenne prisoners belonging to Dull Knife's band seated on the Ford County Courthouse steps in Dodge City, Kansas, awaiting trial for murders that occurred during the Northern Cheyenne Exodus from the Southern Cheyenne reservation. Photograph taken April 30th 1879.; Top row, left to right: Tangled Hair, Wild Hog, George A. Reynolds, Old Crow, Porcupine.; Bottom row, left to right: Strong Left Hand, Old Man, Blacksmith.; Title derived from inscribed image caption on verso.; Non-contemporary inscription on verso: J. R. Riddle Lawrence, KS.; "Old Man" variant personal names: Noisy Walker, Noisy Walking.; "Strong Left Hand" variant personal names: Left Hand, Strong Left Arm.; "Tangled Hair" variant personal names: Frizzled Hair, Frizzy Hair.; "Cheyenne Indians" variant names: Suhtaio Indians, Tsitsistas Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Algonquian Indians.; Cheyenne Indians.; Dodge City (Kan.); Indians of North America--Great Plains.; Old Crow--(Northern Cheyenne chief)--Portraits.; Trials (Murder); Courthouses--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Indian interpreters--United States--1870-1880.; Indigenous peoples--United States--1870-1880.; Older people--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Prisoners--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1870-1880.; Warriors--United States--1870-1880.; Algonquian.; Cheyenne (North American people); Indigenous peoples--Great Plains.; Adams, F. G.--(Franklin George),--1824-1899,--sponsor.
Genre: Albumen prints 1870-1880.; Group portraits 1870-1880.; Stereographs 1870-1880.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 190
Barcode: B10933301
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt STE Rid.001
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 5808 x 3326
File Size: 792 KB
Record: 190
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-190/ste113_001

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Full citation: "Cheyenne Indians confined in Dodge City Jail, Kansas, for murder". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-190/ste113_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 16, 2025.