Identification of photographer/subjects

[grahamew]

These are currently posted at Cowans. They're identified as Southern Cheyenne and a date in the 1870s is suggested; from the backdrop, five seem to come from the same studio. However, someone (Jinlian, I think) has already identified the man at the top left of the first group as Plenty Wolves/Yankton Charlie with his wife - and he looks a little older than in the Godkin portrait, so I guess they're dated early to mid 1880s and the subjects are presumably Lakota and/or Northern Cheyenne.

The man with the pocket watch is - I'm pretty sure - Young Spotted Tail.

The two underneath Charlie are clearly not from the same set. Omaha, perhaps? Likewise, the man with the breastplate in the second group possibly does not belong with the others and may be an earlier photo judging from the clothing and accessories.

Are they Cross photos from the early 80s? Anyone got any ideas? Ephriam?





I'm sure there's a way of obtaining a larger version of the picture from Cowans...

www.cowanauctions.com/upcoming_dates_view_item.asp?ItemId=75938

[dickmill]

The man with the watch as you describe is Spotted Tail Jr., oldest son of Spotted Tail.

[grahamew]

Dietmar, you couldn't provide larger versions of the other photos in this thread as you did for the one of Spotted Tail Jr, could you?

[naiches2]

I could put the larger version, if to Ditmar not against

[Dietmar]

You don´t have to ask me for permission, Naiches, you´re the best in making those big size scans

But I just have a few minutes, so here they are:












I´m sure I´ve seen the man in the first two scans of this post, but I can´t remember where...

[naiches2]

Ok Dietmar! Just I think that question about photos have been sent to you...
If you say - I'm best

[naiches2]

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[naiches2]

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[naiches2]

Has found at itself a photo.
May be feathered man in center is Cheyenne

[grahamew]

Thanks. Great scans.

[Dietmar]

Thanks Naiches, as I said...

If memory serves me the man with the war-bonnet is Peter Longfoot, a Yankton.

[naiches2]

I have dared to correct pictures a little bit

[charlie]

Hey boys: great work, indeed! Now, we must find the name of these wonderful warriors!

[grahamew]

Please could you enlarge the photo of Plenty Wolves and his wife and the pictures below, if possible. That's Grass in the bottom photo, isn't it?

[naiches2]

Where lived original this photo? From tinypic it's impossible...