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Post by grahamew on Aug 16, 2008 3:53:15 GMT -5
Can anyone post a better version of the Gardner photo of the 1877 delegation in the Corcoran Gallery? Black Coal sits front and centre - presumably some kind of diplomatic compromise with Red Cloud and Spotted Tail standing directly behind him.
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Post by Dietmar on Aug 16, 2008 6:10:11 GMT -5
I´ll look for the Corcoran photo… I´m afraid my scans are not too good either. In the meantime I´ve found the identifications of the Wind River picture: Arrapahoe Indian Chiefs, Fort Washakie. Arapahoe and Shoshone Indians assembled to meet President Arthur´s party. Fort Washakie, Wyoming, August 1883 back row (l.t.r.): Cammache, Ute Bob, Wallowing Bull, Ground Bear, Sage, Black Coalfront row: Nam-ma-gan-na-dza, unidentified, Ah-quita´s son, Jim Washakie, Nacoita, George WashakieWallowing Bull and Sage were two influencial Arapahoe leaders at Wind River. At least Ground Bear seems to be another Arapahoe.
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Post by jinlian on Aug 18, 2008 6:44:34 GMT -5
Hi Grahame, everyone, a slightly better scan of the 1877 delegation photo was used for the cover of Red Cloud's Folk's Italian edition. It's only a detail, anyway, Black Coal and the other Arapahoes can be seen clearly.
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Post by grahamew on Aug 18, 2008 12:31:42 GMT -5
Thank, Jinlian. Here's the Ft Robinson photo again: And here's an engraving of Washington (taken from a Mitchell photo, I believe). I know I'm getting sidetracked again, but is that Washington standing at the back? Here's another photo of Six Feathers by Baker and Johnston just for good measure and to show how wrong I was:
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Post by grahamew on Aug 18, 2008 12:44:30 GMT -5
Here's another Baker and Johnston; this time of Painting Horse, already featured alongside Black Coal in a photo Dietmar posted earlier. Note the rather severe looking scar on his leg. Maybe with an eye towards the market, Baker and Johnston posed several of their subjects in the kind of clothing they would've worn 10 or so years earlier. Makes me wonder if there isn't one of Black Coal in a similar pose. That war bonnet turns up again: Here's another: Yellow Eyes (this time holding the bonnet!)- And I'm fairly sure this is him again, more ' conservatively' attired, with the aforementioned Painting Horse and his sister:
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Post by charlie on Aug 21, 2008 2:23:16 GMT -5
For to complete Black Coal's bio: born in 1840 in the "Forks of the River" band (in the past called "Antelope" band) of Northern Arapaho. Indian's name: NIA-WA-SIS (Black Coal). He also was called TAG-GE-THA-THE (Fingers cut-off). Died in 10 July 1893. I ask to the experts if exsist images of the famous Arapaho chiefs MEDICINE MAN - BLACK BEAR - SORREL HORSE? I never seen photos of them!
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Post by Dietmar on Aug 22, 2008 6:54:04 GMT -5
Thanks Charlie,
I don´t remember seeing a photo of any of the three chiefs. Haven´t they all died until the early 1870s?
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Post by charlie on Mar 23, 2009 9:22:28 GMT -5
I don't remember in which board, but i had read that Arapaho chief BIG COW killed major Elliott in the battle of Washita (1868). G. Grinnell in "The fighting Cheyennes" said that Elliott was killed by ROMAN NOSE THUNDER (Cheyenne) or TOBACCO (Arapaho). No mention was made about Big Cow. Virginia C. Trenholm in "The Arapahoes, our people", great expert of this tribe, never told about him. Can somebody added more infos about this unknown chief? Was really him the killer of Elliott? Thanks.
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Post by Dietmar on Mar 23, 2009 11:05:23 GMT -5
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Post by mesiah on Mar 11, 2021 13:06:25 GMT -5
Anyone have any info on where Black Coal was born? Or his parents? How about his wives? And a complete list of his children?
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Post by nokomis on Dec 25, 2022 14:42:40 GMT -5
Does any one know the descendants of Black Coal? The name Cole Bearing shows up then C Bearing. I am looking for Maggie C Bearing n 1877. She has a brother born 1880 named Gregory Cole Bearing or Hair?
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Post by grahamew on Mar 14, 2023 12:25:07 GMT -5
Black Coal - by MD Houghton of Rawlins, Wyoming, early 1880s The only other Houghton I've seen is this one of Washakie, from the same time period, I guess: Houghton arived in Laramie from Michigan in 1875 and by the early 1880s, was superintendent of schools for Carbon County
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