Call NumberX-32143SummaryGroup studio portrait of Native Americans (Modoc) Shacknasty Jim, Steamboat Frank, Scar-faced Charley, and Toby Riddle (Winema), with her husband, white man Frank Riddle and their son Jeff Riddle. The Native American men wear costumes of fringed wool ponchos with wool leggings; Shacknasty Jim and Steamboat Frank wear headbands with plumes; Steamboat Frank and Scarfaced Charley have white dots painted on their faces. Toby Riddle wears a dress with a v-shaped skirt and a ruffled collar, her son and husband wear suits and ties. The costumes were possibly used for a stage play called "Winema", about the events of the Modoc War. Mr. and Mrs. Riddle were translators for the army during the war.Physical Description1 photoprint on mat board ; 18 x 24 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndian interpreters--19th centuryIndians of North America--19th centuryModoc Indians--19th centuryBoys--19th centuryWomen--19th centuryScarface CharlieShacknasty JimSteamboat FrankWinema, Modoc Chieftainess, 1842-1932Riddle, FrankRiddle, Jeff.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032143Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsPortrait photographsNotesArticle entitled "Scarface Charley" typed on a label on back of print from the "Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico." Compiled by the Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 30, Part 2, Page 484; describes Scarface Charley's role in the Modoc War of 1873. Printed on front of mat board: "Shacknasty Jim., Steamboat Frank., Frank Riddle., Mrs. Toby Riddle., Jeff Riddle., Scar-faced Charley."; Stamped on back of print: "Indian Office Photo File."; Title and "Okla. Seneca #12, Centennial Ex." hand-written on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7100321431
