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Headstone of Chief Washakie who was known as the whiteman's friend

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Call NumberX-32273SummaryView of Native American (Shoshone) Washakie's gravestone near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The gravestone reads: "Washakie 1804-1900 A wise ruler". Wooden buildings and the mountains of the Wind River Range are in the distance.Physical Description1 copy negative : nitrate ; 8 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 15 x 24 cm (6 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Wyoming--Fort WashakieShoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort WashakieFort Washakie (Wyo.)Sepulchral slabs--Wyoming--Fort WashakieWashakie, ca. 1804-1900--Tomb.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032273Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F24. Title and "Ind- Shoshone Biog- Washakie's- Grave" hand-written on back of print. R7100322738

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes