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Portrait of M-ka ho-ka (Fish Rising Above the Water Or Gleaming Fish), principal chief of the Sauk and Fox Indians

Catalog Data

Creator:
Vannerson, Julian  Search this
Cohner, Samuel A. (operator)  Search this
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E) (studio owner)  Search this
Names:
Delegation, 1858  Search this
Collection Creator:
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.) (studio owner and photographer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (albumen, 005 in x 006 in mounted on 010 in x 014 in)
Culture:
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Fox  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Date:
1857-1858
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten on mount: Mo-ka-ho'-ko (Fish rising above the Water), a chief of the Sacs & Foxes
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.01172200 NAA MS.4286 OPPS NEG.BAE 632
General:
Amended identification taken from Paula Fleming, Native American Photography at the Smithsonian: the Shindler catalogue, Smithsonian Institution, 2003.
Local Note:
Photo by Julian Vannerson or Samuel A. Cohner, Photographers at Mc Clees' Studio, or Possibly by James E. Mc Clees; Treaty Signed in 1858
Black and white Photoprint on Cardboard Mount
Place:
Washington, DC
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 4286, James E. McClees Studio photographs of Native American delegates to Washington DC, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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James E. McClees Studio photographs of Native American delegates to Washington, DC
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b638e3b7-42ab-464f-9168-94f531fbda3d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-4286-ref542