Title:
Chief Spotted Tail
Collection Code:
RG2969
Collection Name:
Anderson, John A.
Photographer:
Anderson, John A.
Date:
1875 circa
Year range from:
1870
Year range to:
1879
Description:
This black and white studio photograph shows Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska) posing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a white shirt, dark vest, and moccasins, and there is a blanket wrapped around his lower body. The photograph was taken at the Rosebud Reservation. Spotted Tail was the head chief at the Rosebud Reservation. In 1880, Crow Dog, chief of police, charged him with graft before a general council. Although Spotted Tail convinced the council he was innocent, Crow Dog still considered him guilty and shot him on August 5, 1881. The Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation is located nine miles north of Valentine, Nebraska, in South Dakota.
Subjects:
Spotted Tail, 1823-1881
Subjects:
Brule Indians--Men
Subjects:
Portrait photographs
Search Terms:
Spotted Tail, 1823-1881
Search Terms:
Brule Indians--Men
Search Terms:
Portrait photographs
Place:
USA: South Dakota, Rosebud Reservation
People:
Spotted Tail
Classification:
Native Americans
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Medium:
Paper
Orig/Copy:
Original
Print Size:
8" x 10"
Object ID:
RG2969.PH000001-000085
Photo Field 1:
01058