Call NumberX-34006CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952SummaryProfile portrait of Alchise (Alchesay), a Native American (White Mountain Apache) chief and scout, beside a tree. The man wears a cloth headband, a woven blanket wrapped around the waist and over his shoulder, and bead necklaces with a metal medallion and possibly a cross pendant.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 31 cm (18 x 12 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaWhite Mountain Apache IndiansBlankets--ArizonaHeadbandsMen--ArizonaTribal chiefs--ArizonaAlchise, White Mountain Apache chief.Geographic AreaNew SouthwestCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034006Type of MaterialPhotogravuresPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 1, plate no. 5.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 1. The Apache, the Jicarillas, the Navaho.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "Chief of the White Mountain Apache. A well-known character, having been a scout with General Crook. Colonel Cooley, who was chief of scouts under Crook, says a braver man than Alchise never lived. He was about twenty-two when Fort Apache, then Camp Ord, was established in 1870, making the year of his birth about 1848. This portrait was made at Alchise's camp on White river in the spring of 1903."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1903. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340061PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Alchise - Apache. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 09/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130281
