Native American & Western Photograph Collection

Title: Otoe Indian Family
Description: Photographic print on a boudoir/cabinet card mount of an Otoe family - husband, wife and infant - in front of what looks to be a frame dwelling. The mix of traditional and western garb worn by the husband is indicative of the acculturation of native peoples in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Baptiste Bayhylle, Pawnee Indian
Description: Elderly Pawnee Indian, Baptiste Bayhylle, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a top hat. Bayhylle was a U.S. Indian interpreter for the Pawnee, and was thought to be nearly 100 years old when this photograph was taken.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Photograph

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