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Collection Summary
Collection: 00022H - Frank J. Hutchinson Photo Collection
Folder: 0014
Item: 00155
Title: John Sitting Bull, Sitting Bull's son
Date: ca. 1890
Creator: Barry, D. F.--(David Francis),--1854-1934
Inscription/Marks: On the folder back: John Sitting Bull Sitting Bull's son.
Summary: Studio portrait of the head and shoulders of John Sitting Bull, son of the Hunkpapa leader Sitting Bull. His eagle feather headdress is bound with a beaded band and beaded rosettes. A pale scarf is knotted at his neck,an a mantle of fur is over his shirt and vest. His vest is decorated with shells. He sits in a studio chair, face slightly inclined to the left. Said to be deaf, John Sitting Bull fought briefly at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, though only 14 years old at the time. He later worked with the Wild West Show, and for the film industry.
Red ID: PH_I_141948 Image ID: 102914 Image Notes: 00022-H-00155

Collection: 00022H Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Frank J. Hutchinson Photo Collection
Date: 1871-1890

Summary: Includes photographs captured by David F. Barry of Northern Plains Indians and other significant people, places, and events in Dakota Territory and the American West.

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