Mrs. Wooden Leg, Sioux in Custer Battle, in Indian camp, 18 yrs. of age
Creator(s)
Masters, Joseph G., 1873-
Summary
Outdoor seated portrait of the wife of Wooden Leg, a seventy-eight year old Native American Northern Cheyenne woman, wearing a long cotton dress and braids. She was eighteen and in camp at time of Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Date
1936
Notes
Formerly MSTR974.; Removed from Joseph G. Masters manuscript collection (C MSS WH231 M38-887).; Title and "Aug. 1936" hand-written on back of print; stamp on back: "Super-Lustre Reproduction Jul 31 36, Rise Studio, Rapid City, S. Dak."; R7100333593
Physical Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 15 x 10 cm. (6 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 15 x 10 cm. (6 x 3 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WH231 Joseph G. Masters papers.
Subject
Cheyenne Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.; Wooden Leg, 1858---Family.; Wooden Leg, Mrs.
Source
Source: J. G. Masters
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
