Mad Wolf & wife Cheyenne Indians. / E. B. Snell

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Title: Mad Wolf & wife Cheyenne Indians. / E. B. Snell
Creator: Snell, E. B., photographer.
Published/Created: Wellington, Ks : E. B. Snell, [between 1880 and 1890?]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Studio group portrait of Mad Wolf with unidentified wife seated before illustrated backdrop wearing mixtures of western and traditional clothing. Mad Wolf (at left) wears wool blanket, bead embroidered moccasins, and U.S. military jacket while holding feather fan. Photograph likely taken at Cheyenne & Arapaho Reservation, Indian Territory.; Printed at bottom: E. B. Snell, Elite Gallery. Wellington, Ks.; Title derived from contemporary inscribed image caption on verso.; "Mad Wolf" variant personal names: Hahkoni, Mivawonih, Wolf That Has No Sense.; "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.; Indians of North America--Great Plains.; Indians of North America--Indian Territory.; Mad Wolf,--approximately 1825-1903--Portraits.; United States.--Army.--Indian Scouts; Beadwork--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Embroidery--1880-1890.; Fans (Accessories)--Cheyenne--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indigenous peoples--United States--1880-1890.; Older people--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Spouses--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1880-1890.; Veterans--Cheyenne--Indian Territory--1880-1890.
Genre: Albumen prints 1880-1890.; Cabinet photographs 1880-1890.; Group portraits 1880-1890.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 474
Barcode: B10933400
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Sne.006
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3504 x 5772
File Size: 899 KB
Record: 474
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-474/cab162_001

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Full citation: "Mad Wolf & wife Cheyenne Indians. / E. B. Snell". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-474/cab162_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 29, 2025.