San Juan, Head Chief of Mescalero Apaches (profile view).
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- Title
- San Juan, Head Chief of Mescalero Apaches (profile view).
- Published/Created
- [Willcox, Arizona Territory] : [A. Frank Randall], [between 1883 and 1887]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 13 x 21 cm (boudoir cabinet card format)
- Notes
- Full length studio portrait profile view of San Juan standing before illustrated backdrop while wearing mainly western clothing and wrapped in wool Rio Grande blanket while holding lance and shield. Subject also wearing face paint and oval presidential peace medal, most likely issued by James Garfield.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- "Mescalero Indians" variant names: Mashgalénde, Shis-Inday.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Apache Indians.
- Athapascan Indians.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New.
- Mescalero Indians.
- Clothing & dress--Arizona Territory--1880-1890.
- Face painting--Arizona Territory--1880-1890.
- Indigenous peoples--Arizona Territory--1880-1890.
- Medals--1880-1890.
- Shields--1880-1890.
- Spears--1880-1890.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1880-1890.
- Genre
- Albumen prints 1880-1890.
- Boudoir card photographs 1880-1890.
- Photographic prints 1880-1890.
- Portrait photographs 1880-1890.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 642
- Barcode
- B10933288
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt BOU Ran.003
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 4156 x 5842
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 642
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-642/bou119_001
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"San Juan, Head Chief of Mescalero Apaches (profile view).". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-642/bou119_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 19, 2024.