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| Title | Nez Perces Chief Joseph's tombstone, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, 1905 |
| Photographer | Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952 |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1905 |
| Notes | Three men in full ceremonial dress and a man in military uniform stand on a small wooden platform before the new tombstone. Two of the men have full feathered headdresses, the 3rd wears a fur & horns headdress. Their clothing is decorated and beaded, and man nearest camera holds a pipe. (Same man in NA617) A blanket lays beside them on the platform. Wooden fence is visible in the background. Tombstone inscription facing the camera reads: He led his people in the Nez Perce War of 1877. Died Sept. 21, 1904. Aged about 60 years. |
| Subjects | Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, 1840-1904--Tomb; Group portraits--Washington (State); Nez Perce Indians--Monuments; Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Washington (State); Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Colville Indian Reservation |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | NA614 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Edward S. Curtis Collection No. 484 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
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| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
