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Knotleetla 105 years old at Geronimo's grave, Fort Sill, Okla.

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Call NumberX-32897SummaryKnotleetla, an elderly Native American (Apache) woman, poses outdoors with a man near Geronimo's grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.Physical Description1 copy negative ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint (postcard) ; 12 x 8 cm (5 x 3 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940Aged persons--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940Sepulchral slabs--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940Women--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940Geronimo, 1829-1909--TombNa-thle-tla.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032897Type of MaterialFilm negativesPostcardsNotesFormerly F10706. Postcard stamp printed on back. Title from etching in print. Written on back of postcard: "Indians- Apache Biog- Geronimo" and "Na-thle-tla, 110 yrs. old. Oldest mother in U. S. A. died June 5, 1933. born 1823 Na-thle-tla was a cousin of Geronimo- famous Apache war-chief- Awarded "Oldest Mother" medal by the Convention of Federation of Women's Clubs at Seattle Wash. 1932". R7100328970

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