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Nisqually man named Yelm Jim, Washington, ca.1890
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| Title | Nisqually man named Yelm Jim, Washington, ca.1890 |
| Date | ca. 1890 |
| Notes | Survivor of the Puget Sound Indian War, Yelm Jim [Wa-he-lut or Wahoolit] poses for portrait, ca. 1880-1900. Seated in wooden chair, on fur skin, in front of a hung blanket; there is a skull set on the table beside him, he holds a rifle and wears a pouch around neck over shirt, patched pants and moccasins.
Caption in album: "Wahoolit", or "Yelm Jim" a Nisqually Indian. He fought with Leschi in 1855-56. He killed Sluggia, Leschi's betrayer [and nephew]. Sentenced to be hung, he was pardoned on the day set for execution
In Prosch Indian Album, v. 2, no. 30 |
| Subjects | Yelm Jim; Portraits--Washington (State); Nisqually Indians--Clothing & dress; Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | NA1358 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Prosch Indian Albums. PH Coll 18 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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