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Studio portraits of Colorado Ute Indians wearing traditional and western clothing. People identified: Henry Jim; Galota (i.e. Charlie Grote, d. 1906) in image 1; Buckskin Charley (or Charlie) in image 16; Schavano (or Shavano) in image 6; Ignacio; Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta; Wass in image 7; Severo (Capote) in image 4. Includes portrait of Ignacio and Ouray together. Research shows that these photographs are connected to the 1880 Ute delegation to Washington, D.C. (Source: Identification made from group portrait of 1880 delegation in James Jefferson, Robert W. Delaney, and Gregory C. Thompson, "The Southern Utes: A Tribal History," (Ignacio, CO: Southern Ute Tribe, 1972), p. 36.

Type
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Production date
approximately 1869-approximately 1915.
Call number
photCL 275
Creator
Ingalls, George W (1838-1921)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth A. Ingalls, 1923.
Restrictions
Advance arrangements for viewing negatives must be made in advance with the Curator of Photographs. The collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
Associated people
Barry, D. F. (1854-1934,)
Bell, C. M. (approximately 1849-1893,)
Brady, Mathew B., (approximately 1823-1896,)
Gentile, Carlo, (1835-1893,)
Hillers, John K., (1843-1925,)
Moorhouse, Lee, (1850-1926,)
Randall, A. F. (1832-1909,)
Savage, C. R. (1823-1899,)
Shindler, A. Zeno (1856-1916,)
Vroman, A. C.
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