Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder) Warrior chief 120 y's old. / Photographed and Published by H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn, City, Wis
Viewer
About this Item
Record Details
- Title
- Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder) Warrior chief 120 y's old. / Photographed and Published by H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn, City, Wis
- Published/Created
- Kilbourn City, Wis. : H. H. Bennett, [between 1870 and 1880]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 8.5 x 18 cm (stereograph format)
- Notes
- Outdoor group portrait of Yellow Thunder (also known as Wah-con-ja-z-gah) and two other unidentified Ho Chunk Indian men posing outside chipoteke entrance. Yellow Thunder appears kneeling at center holding a gunstock war club while the other two men stand at left. All three men appear to wear mixture of western and traditional clothing.
- Title derived from image caption.
- Printed on front left-hand margin: Photographed and Published by H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn, City, Wis.
- Printed on front right-hand margin: Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery.
- No. 277.
- "Yellow Thunder" variant personal names: Wah-con-ja-z-gah, Wa-kun-cha-koo-kah, Waun-kaun-tshaw-zee-kau.
- "Ho Chunk Indians" variant names: Hochangara Indians, Nipegon Indians, Puant Indians, Winnebago Indians.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Ho-Chunk Indians.
- Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America--Wisconsin.
- Winnebago Indians.
- Wisconsin.
- Siouan Indians.
- Yellow Thunder--(Ho Chunk chief),--approximately 1774-1874--Portraits.
- Indian encampments--Wisconsin--1870-1880.
- Indigenous peoples--Wisconsin--1870-1880.
- Older people--Wisconsin--1870-1880.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1870-1880.
- Wigwams--Wisconsin--1870-1880.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 79
- Barcode
- B10930056
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt STE Ben.002
- Contact
- Would you like to report a correction or provide additional information about an item in this digital collection? We welcome your feedback to improve item descriptions. Please contact us.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 5772 x 3075
- File Size
- 944 KB
- Record
- 79
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-79/ste002_001
Rights and Permissions
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. This image is in the public domain in the US. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the William L. Clements Library. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact Library Information Technology.
Related Links
IIIF
- Manifest
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/pohrt:79:STE002_001
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder) Warrior chief 120 y's old. / Photographed and Published by H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn, City, Wis". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-79/ste002_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 11, 2024.