Keo-Kuk and His Son Charles

Artist Antonio Zeno Shindler (American, 1823 - 1899)

Date1868

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 1/8 inches (21.59 × 15.56 cm)
Mount: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 inches (25.24 × 20 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2025.66.1

SignedOn mount recto, lower left, white label with black type: "Shindler, photog., Washington, 1868."

InscribedOn mount recto, lower left, white label with black type and pencil: "173. / KEO-KUK AND HIS SON CHARLES. / head chief of the Sacs. / Kansas."

MarkingsOn mount recto, lower right, white label with black type: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by A. ZENO / SHINDLER, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the City of Wash-/ington, District of Columbia."

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DescriptionImage of a mustachioed man wearing a feathered headdress with a bear claw necklace, patterned robe, and boots. He's holding a tomahawk while standing next to a young man who is wearing a plain suit and tie against an unadorned background.

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