Call NumberZ-2298Datecirca 1874SummaryGroup portrait of the Native American Sioux (Dakota) Delegation to Washington, D.C. They pose with Interpreter, John Bridgeman, they are, left to right, Red Dog, Little Wound, Red Cloud (Makhpia-sha / Maqpeya-luta), American Horse and Red Shirt (Ogalesha). The Native Americans wear beads, feathers in their hair, moccasins; two wear buckskins, three wear western style clothes, one wears a fur collar while another wears a medallion. They hold peace pipes, a beaded bag, a cane, a fur skin, and an ax.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 40 x 49 cm (15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--19th centuryIndians of North America--19th centuryDelegations--19th centuryAmerican Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908Little Wound, Oglala ChiefRed Cloud, 1822-1909Red DogRed ShirtBridgeman, John.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711002298Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsNotesTitle, "Sioux," "1874 or 1875," "Red Cloud" and "Ogalesha" handwritten on photographic print. R7110022982
Red Cloud Delegation (circa 1874). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1100369
