| Title | Sitting Bull - Sioux Medicine Man |
| Call Number | Z-37 |
| Summary | Tatanka Iyotanka, or Sitting Bull (1831-1890), wears a buckskin jacket with fringe, embroidery, and a fur collar. His felt hat has a Monarch butterfly tucked into the brim, and his hair falls to the sides. |
| Date | [between 1880 and 1890?]. |
| Photographer | N. W. Photo Co. (Chadron, Neb.) |
| Notes | Title inked on matboard. Label reproduced in original reads: "Sitting Bull - Sioux Chief." |
| Stamped on back of original matboard: "This photograph from Historical Collection of E. A. Brininstool Los Angeles, Cal." | |
| Inked on back of original matboard: "Sitting Bull, a great medicine man of the Sioux nation, but not a war chief, although he was constantly inciting his warriors to fight against the whites. Was not present at Custer's last fight, but fled from the battlefield. According to all statements, Òld Sit' was a noted mischief maker. Sitting Bull was killed at his own house Dec 15, 1890, by Bull Head, a lieutenant of Indian police, who, in turn was shot and mortally wounded by Gatch "the Bear." Sitting Bull was about 53 years of age at his death. Gen. Miles had ordered his arrest and the Indian police were sent to bring him in. He resisted and was shot and killed in the melee." | |
| Formerly F27314. | |
| Formerly X-11000037 | |
| Photo Materials | 1 photoprint on matboard ; 14 x 10 cm. (5 1/2 x 4 in.) |
| 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.) | |
| 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) | |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890. |
| Dakota Indians 1880-1890. | |
| Indians of North America 1880-1890. | |
| Film negatives. | |
| Photographic prints. | |
| Imaged. | |
| Portrait photographs. | |
| URL | http://gowest.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/imager?11000037+Z-37 |