Nantaje / Buehman & Co.

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Title: Nantaje / Buehman & Co.
Creator: Buehman, Henry, 1851-1912, photographer.
Published/Created: Tucson, A.T. : Buehman & Co., [between 1881 and 1890]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Full length studio portrait of Nantaje kneeling bare-chested wearing headband, boots and breechcloth while holding rifle and ammunition. Handgun and knife visible in foreground. Original negative likely produced approximately 1874 to 1875.; Contemporary inscription: 24 Apache.; Printed on verso: Buehman & Co. Nos. 314, 314 1/2. & 316 Congress St. Up Stairs, East of Post Office. Tucson, A.T.; Title devised by cataloger.; "Nantaje" variant personal names: Nan-tag-a-ra, Nan-tag-i-ra, Nan-tag-i-sra, Nantahe.; "White Mountain Apache Indians" variant names: Dzil Ligai Si'án N'dee, Sierra Blanca Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Apache Indians.; Athapascan Indians.; Indians of North America--Southwest, New.; Nantaje,---1875--Portraits.; United States.--Army.--Apache Scouts.; Western Apache Indians.; White Mountain Apache Indians.; Breechcloths--1870-1880.; Bullets--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona Territory--1870-1880.; Knives--1870-1880.; Handguns--1870-1880.; Indigenous peoples--Arizona Territory--1870-1880.; Rifles--1870-1880.; Apache.; Athabascan.; Indigenous peoples--Southwest, New.; Western Apache.; White Mountain Apache.
Genre: Albumen prints 1880-1890.; Cabinet photographs 1880-1890.; Portrait photographs 1870-1880.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 370
Barcode: B11254448
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Bue.002
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3472 x 5778
File Size: 836 KB
Record: 370
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-370/cab058_001

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Full citation: "Nantaje / Buehman & Co.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-370/cab058_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 12, 2025.