White Eagle. Ponca Chief

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Title: White Eagle. Ponca Chief
Creator: Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), 1849-1893, photographer.
Published/Created: [Washington, D.C.] : [C. M. Bell], [1879 or 1880]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 26.5 x 43 cm
Notes: Full length studio portrait of White Eagle standing before illustrated backdrop wearing mixture of western and traditional clothing including hair feather, beaded choker necklace, bone hairpipe breastplate, wool shirt adorned with ermine skin fringe and what appear to be brass buttons, two necklaces affixed with presidential peace medals, blanket with wide bead embroidered strip (buffalo head design partially observable), beaded leggings, and moccasins while holding pipe tomahawk.; Title derived from image caption.; "White Eagle" variant personal names: Wa-gah-sap-phe.; "Ponca Indians" variant names: Ponka Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Dhegiha Indians.; Indians of North America--Great Plains.; Ponca Indians.; Siouan Indians.; White Eagle--(Ponca chief),--1840-1914--Portraits.; Beadwork--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Embroidery--1870-1880.; Hides & skins--1870-1880.; Indigenous peoples--United States--1870-1880.; Medals--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Tomahawks--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1870-1880.; Dhegiha.; Indigenous peoples--Great Plains.; Ponca.; Siouan.
Genre: Albumen prints 1870-1880.; Portrait photographs 1870-1880.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 829
Barcode: B10930034
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt OVERSIZE Bel.005
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

Technical Details

Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 7331 x 10478
File Size: 2 MB
Record: 829
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-829/over005_001

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Full citation: "White Eagle. Ponca Chief". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-829/over005_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 10, 2025.