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Post by Dietmar on Nov 7, 2009 5:47:49 GMT -5
Some photos of Wooden Leg, that Brock has sent me to post:  Wooden Leg 1913  Wooden Leg 1927   Thank you Brock! |
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Post by naiches2 on Nov 7, 2009 8:07:43 GMT -5
Good quality  |
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Post by jeroen on Nov 7, 2009 9:05:24 GMT -5
an alternative version:  |
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Post by brock on Nov 8, 2009 5:22:20 GMT -5
Jeroen,
Interesting, I have never seen that picture before. Thank you.
Of the ones Dietmar posted for me, the third one is one of my favorites of any old Native pictures because its not posed. It shows his personality and that he was a fun guy. I have always found the Natives to have one of the best senses of humor of any people and that picture gives a glimmer of that. It feels real. I wish there were more like that.
It was normally the photographer's idea to pose them with a head dress and a weapon or pipe (sometimes the items belonged to the subject, sometimes to the photographer) so the photographer had a better chance to sell the photo back east.
I found the third picture at the Jim Gatchell Museum in Buffalo, Wy.
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Post by charlie on Nov 9, 2009 10:12:47 GMT -5
Wonderful the last 2 images!!! We can see a Wooden Leg very young, never seen before.
Any idea about dates and photographer?
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Post by naiches2 on Nov 9, 2009 10:28:37 GMT -5
I'm not Cheyennes specialist but have idea about this photos. They may be created by C.M Bell at Washington, O.C. in September 1880  |
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Post by charlie on Nov 10, 2009 5:46:07 GMT -5
WOODEN LEG (Kummok'Quiviokta). Born in 1858, Northern Cheyenne, O'mi'sis (Eaters) band.
The name is referred to his legs, very strong and untirable.
He belonged to war society of Crooked Lances.
In 1876 he partecipated at the battle of "Powder", "Rosebud" and "Little Big Horn".
In this last, he fought with very honour against Major Reno troopers, killing at least three soldiers.
In 1877, after the surrender, he was send in Oklahoma. In 1889 he was named scout at Fort Keogh. In 1908 he was baptized. He died in 1940.
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Post by jeroen on Nov 18, 2009 13:28:42 GMT -5
another wonderful portrait:  |
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Post by jeroen on Aug 22, 2010 2:52:02 GMT -5
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Post by jeroen on Sept 27, 2010 10:28:25 GMT -5
another one:  |
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Post by jeroen on Nov 30, 2011 2:42:31 GMT -5
Wooden Leg, photographed by Roland Reed in 1913:  |
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Post by maxclint on Mar 8, 2015 20:37:35 GMT -5
Great photos. as I am new to the site I have not seen most of these before.
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Post by Dietmar on Apr 13, 2015 11:49:11 GMT -5
Our guest Koos has informed me recently that the man in Jereon´s and Naiches´ posts of November 7th, 2009, doesn´t show Wooden Leg... and I agree.
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Post by grahamew on Apr 13, 2015 13:43:29 GMT -5
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Post by Dietmar on Apr 13, 2015 15:11:17 GMT -5
Grahame, I haven´t seen this photo before... seems to me this is a Lakota by the name of Wooden Leg.
I wonder if that is a copy by Stilwell of a George Spencer original.
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