Me-shaw-ke-ke-shick [Sky Down to the Earth.] Young Chippewa Brave. / Charles A. Zimmerman, Photographer
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- Title
- Me-shaw-ke-ke-shick [Sky Down to the Earth.] Young Chippewa Brave. / Charles A. Zimmerman, Photographer
- Published/Created
- St. Paul, Minnesota : Charles A. Zimmerman, [between 1872 and 1880]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 8.5 x 17 cm (stereograph format)
- Notes
- Half length studio portrait of Sky Down to the Earth (also known as Me-shaw-ke-ke-shick) wearing traditional clothing including wool hood with feathers affixed and possibly two presidential peace medals while holding pipe. The pipe bowl is carved with an animal standing on the shank.
- Original photographer possibly Joel E. Whitney.
- Printed on left-hand margin: Charles A. Zimmerman, Photographer.
- Printed on right-hand margin: Third Street, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Original negative number: 113.
- Title derived from image caption.
- "Ojibwa Indians" variant names: Anishinaabe, Chippewa Indians, Ojibwe Indians.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Algonquian Indians.
- Indians of North America--Minnesota.
- Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.
- Ojibwa Indians.
- Clothing & dress--Minnesota--1860-1880.
- Indigenous peoples--Minnesota--1860-1880.
- Medals--1860-1880.
- Pipes (Smoking)--Minnesota--1860-1880.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1860-1880.
- Whitney, Joel E.--(Joel Emmons),--1822-1886,--photographer.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 309
- Barcode
- B10933758
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt STE Zim.003
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 5810 x 3082
- File Size
- 705 KB
- Record
- 309
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-309/ste232_001
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"Me-shaw-ke-ke-shick [Sky Down to the Earth.] Young Chippewa Brave. / Charles A. Zimmerman, Photographer". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-309/ste232_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 13, 2024.