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Wa-Shu-Na-Koo-Ra, Rushing War Eagle

Charles Milton Bell (1848-1893)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1875

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Dimensions

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

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.r. in image: WASHUNAKOORA. RUSHING WAR EAGLE MANDAN.1

    Mount Verso:

    u.c. printed on paper label: 1006. WA-SHU-NA-KOO-RA. Rushing War Eagle. \ The present head chief of the Mandans, a man noted \ for kindliness and benevolence. Age, 43; height, 5.7 3/4; \ head, 24 1/4; chest, 38.

    u.c. in graphite: 780. \ Neg No. 3441

    c. in graphite: Addnl Information: \ Born: 1831 \ Home: Ft. Berthold Res., N.D. \ Photo by ? in 1874.

    l.c. in blue in: Divert Fig 3 \ [in red ink] P9 Top L

  • Collection Name

    Bureau of American Ethnology Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.3164

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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