Mi-wa-kan yu-ha-la or He Who Has a Sword, also Captain George Sword

John K. Hillers (1843-1925)

Date

1891
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 5 in.
Mount: 8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: Dakota.39.
Mount Recto:
l.l. to l.r. in ink: Mi-wa-kan yu-ha-la, Capt. Geo. Sword.
Mount Verso:
u.c. in graphite: Neg. 3201-b
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: Mi-wa-kan yu-ha-la, He who has a Sword. The -la \ is a Teton ending with a diminutive [underlined] force; not \ translated. This is a photo of the famous Capt. \ George Sword taken about the year 1891 or 1892 \ (after the Wounded Knee fight, etc.)
c. in graphite: 746 \ Sioux [underlined] \ Oglalla [underlined] Pine Ridge [encircled] \ former Captain Police \ Judge Indian Court
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.2415
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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