Call NumberX-32635Alternate TitleAh-ah-bed-way-we-dung (Forever Noisy), Chief Sandy Lake ChippewasCreatorZimmerman, Charles A.SummaryHand colored standing studio portrait of a Native American (Chippewa) chief identified as Ahahbedwaywedung (Sound of Coming Thunder). He wears a blanket around his waist, a long sleeved shirt, a kerchief, and head adornment. He holds a long soapstone headed pipe in his hands.Physical Description1 photoprint on stereo card : hand col. ; 9 x 18 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--1870-1890Ojibwa Indians--1870-1890Clothing & dress--1870-1890Tribal chiefs--1870-1890Sound of Coming Thunder.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032635Type of MaterialPortrait photographsStereographs--ColorDigital Version Created FromGoodspeed.NotesCorrect translation of name provided by user, with: "This is my great, great, grandfather. His name is translated as the Sound of Coming Thunder, not 'forever noisy.' He was in Washington D.C. in March of 1863 negotiating a treaty with the United States for land, in what is now Minnesota, just three months after the United States, under the direction of Abraham Lincoln, ordered the largest mass execution (38) in the United States history by hanging of their neighbors, the Dakota." Alternative title printed on front of stereocard. ; R7100326350
Zimmerman, Charles A., Ah-ah-bed-way-we-dung (Sound of Coming Thunder), Chief Sandy Lake Chippewas. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1051946
