Council between General Crook and Geronimo

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Title: Council between General Crook and Geronimo
Creator: Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901, photographer.
Published/Created: Tombstone, Ariz. : C.S. Fly, 1886; ©1886
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 26.5 x 24 cm
Notes: Group portrait of United States Army officers, interpreters and Chiricahua Indians engaged in peace negotiations at campsite in Canyon de los Embudos, Sierra Madre Mountains, Sonora, Mexico, ca. March 25-27, 1886.; Printed key at bottom: Capt. Roberts - Geronimo - Nana - Lieut Maus - Three Interpreters - Capt. Bourke - Gen. Crook.; Seated left to right: Lieutenant William Shipp, Lieutenant Samson Faison, Captain Cyrus Roberts, Geronimo, unidentified individual (directly behind Geronimo), Concepcion Aguirre (interpreter), Nana, Sergeant Major George Noche (also known as Notshi), Lieutenant Marion Maus (wearing white hat, dark vest), Jose Maria Vasquez (interpreter), Antonio Besias (interpreter), Jose Montoya (interpreter), Captain John Gregory Bourke, General George Crook (wearing pith helmet), and Charles Roberts (son of Captain Cyrus Roberts). Seated behind the interpreters are Henry Daly (packmaster) and Chihuahua. Seated behind Crook from left to right are Ahnandia, Yanozha, Charles Straus (former mayor of Tucson, Arizona), and unidentified individual.; Standing in background, left to right: Tommy Blair (packer) with Crook’s mule “Apache," Fun, Ulzana (Chihuahua’s brother), Laziyah, Kilthdigai, unidentified individual, and Kansae.; "Copyright, 1886, By C.S. Fly, Tombstone, Ariz.".; No. 176.; Title derived from image caption.; "Chihuahua" variant personal names: Chewawa, Kla-esh, Tłá'í'ez.; "Fun" variant personal names: Larry Fun, Smoke Goes Out, Yiy-gholl, Yiy-joll, Yiy-zholl.; "Geronimo" variant personal names: Goyakla, Goyathlay, Goyahkla, Hieronymo, One Who Yawns.; "Nana" variant personal names: Angry, Broken Foot, Haskenadiltla, He is Agitated, Kas-tziden.; "Ulzana" variant personal names: Big Buckskin, Bį-sópàn, Jolsanie, Josanni, Ozani, Tanned Buckskin.; "Yanozha" variant personal names: Edwin Yanozha, Edward Yanozha, Yahnosha, Yahnozha.; "Chiricahua Indians" variant names: Hen-de, Nde, Tsokanende.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Apache Indians.; Apache Indians--Wars, 1883-1886.; Athapascan Indians.; Bourke, John Gregory,--1846-1896--Portraits.; Chihuahua,--approximately 1822-1901--Portraits.; Chiricahua Indians.; Crook, George,--1829-1890--Portraits.; Fun,--approximately 1866-1892--Portraits.; Geronimo,--1829-1909--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Southwest, New.; Maus, Marion P.--(Marion Perry),--1850-1930--Portraits.; Nana,---1896--Portraits.; Noche, George,---1914--Portraits.; Roberts, Cyrus Swan,--1841-1917--Portraits.; Sierra Madre (Mexico); Ulzana,--approximately 1821-1901--Portraits.; Yanozha,--approximately 1865-1954--Portraits.; Generals--American--Mexico--Sonora (State)--1880-1890.; Indian interpreters--Mexico--Sonora (State)--1880-1890.; Indigenous peoples--1880-1890.; Military officers--American--Mexico--Sonora (State)--1880-1890.; Peace negotiations--Mexico--Sonora (State)--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1880-1890.; Warriors--1880-1890.; Apache.; Apache--Wars, 1883-1886.; Athabascan.; Chiricahua Apache.; Indigenous peoples--Southwest, New.
Genre: Albumen prints 1880-1890.; Group portraits 1880-1890.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 770
Barcode: B10931732
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt LARGE Fly.001
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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 6728 x 6751
File Size: 2 MB
Record: 770
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