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Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Chief / Pawnee (Max Meyer CDV, August 1869)
Max Meyer · 171 Farnam St., Omaha, Nebraska (publisher); photographer unidentified
- Date
- August 1869
- Medium
- Carte-de-visite
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Origin
- Omaha, Nebraska
A young man sits wrapped in a hide robe over cloth garments. He wears a turban with an eagle feather, large pendant earrings, and a circular gorget. In his right hand he holds a wooden self-bow. In his left, a feathered fan.
The card was distributed by Max Meyer, an Omaha dealer in musical instruments and fancy goods. A printed caption on the verso identifies the sitter as "Pawnee." A period pencil annotation provides a different description: "Omaha Chief. Omaha. Aug. 1869." Meyer acquired negatives from a variety of photographers working in the territory.