Feather

This is another Edward Curtis photograph from the early 1900's. It shows a Native American placing a feather into a stream.

Sioux Man

Today's picture is from 1900, and shows a Sioux Indian man. The picture was taken by Gertrude Kasebier, who took a number of portraits of Native Americans.

Winter Camp

Good Wednesday Morning to you all. I hope you are enjoying some nice springtime weather, and the longer days.

This morning we feature a picture of Indians in Winter Camp. The picture was taken in 1908, and shows some Apsaroke Indians.

Warrior

OK, it was pointed out that I had used yesterday's picture before, and in fact had used it fairly recently. I really try to not re-use pictures, and try to give you a fresh old picture each day. Some times I do lose track of what I have shown. Also, I had not realized that I had done a Native American week fairly recently. So, I apologize for that.

Now, today's picture was taken in 1907. The picture was made by the Detroit Publishing Company. It shows a Assinaboine Indian named "Rattlesnake". I like it because he is on horseback,and pictured with a rifle. By 1907, the Indian wars were pretty much over, but the man is of an age that he probably lived through them.

Indian Camp

Today's picture is from 1907, and shows an Indian man in War Bonnet, on horseback. The man is a Dakota. A tipi and other Indians can be seen in the background.

Sioux Chiefs

It has been a while since we have looked at Native Americans, so it is time for another Indian Week at OPOD. We will kick things off with this photograph by Edward Curtis. The picture was taken in 1905, and shows Sioux Indian Chiefs on horseback.

Indian Mother

We wrap up the week with this photograph of an Indian mother and child. The photograph was taken in 1905, in Oregon.

Apsaroke Mother

Today's picture was taken in 1908. It is another portrait by Edward Curtis. The photograph shows an Apsaroke  mother and child.

Indian Maiden

Good Wednesday Morning to you all. Today we feature this photograph of an Indian Maiden. The picture was taken in 1904. I have no information on the photograph, other than it is captioned, "Minnehaha". 

Indian Girl

Today's picture was taken in 1907, and it shows a Qahatika Indian Girl. This is another portrait by Edward Curtis. The thing I have noticed in looking at these pictures of Native American women is that their names are almost never recorded. More often than not, names of the men were recorded, but on the women, at best they are identified as someone's wife or daughter.

Isleta Woman

Today's picture is from 1910. It shows a woman of the Isleata Pueblo. This photograph shows a very different glimpse of this group of Native Americans. The lifestyle implied from the photograph is different from the nomadic hunter/gatherer often associated with Native Americans.

Indian Woman

You asked for "Indian Woman" week, and "Indian Woman" week you shall have. Due to all the comments requesting a week on Native American women, I have found a great group of pictures which I will show this week. The picture above is an Edward Curtis portrait from 1910. The woman is a Chinookan from Washington State. Her name is Wishham.

Mystery Person Contest

Today is Mystery Person Contest day. I post the picture, you have to figure out who it is. Today, will be the day I win. Oh yes, I will win today. None of you can figure this one out. Let the Games Begin!

Sioux Indian Chief

Good Friday morning to you all. I have to say I am sad to see this week come to an end. I have enjoyed all the photos this week, and hope you have too. Today we feature a picture of a Sioux Indian Chief. The man's name is "He Dog". The picture was taken in 1900. He appears to be carrying some sort of large bird wing.

Taos Indian

Today we feature another Edward Curtis photograph. This one was taken in 1905, and shows a Taos Indian Man. I have always really liked this photograph.

Indian on Horseback

Red Man week continues here at OPOD with this Edward Curtis photograph from 1905. The picture shows Red Hawk, an Oglala Indian on a horse at a pool of water. This is really an incredible photograph capturing a bygone era.

Domestic Update:

OK, so I took EAM graduation gift shopping yesterday. Most graduating college students want something simple like a car, but no, EAM wanted a Breitling Watch. I found that the nearest Breitling dealer was 4 hours away at Moretti's Fine Jewelry in San Antonio (cha-ching, cha-ching). We had a rather enjoyable drive up to San Antonio, and with the help of the Garmin Lady, we had no trouble finding Moretti's. As we were pulling up to the store, I realized right off the bat I was going to be in trouble. The building had a palatial look to it, and was reminiscent of the Taj Mahal. As we approached the front door, I guess we passed the "gangsta" test, as the front door made a little buzzing noise, indicating that they had pressed the button to momentarily unlock it and let us in. I think it was because they noticed the "Texas Secede" bumper sticker on our pickup and they realized we were people who meant business. I should also add that I noticed our pickup was the only vehicle in the parking lot with a confederate flag on the antenna, and a Sam Houston "Texas Has Yet to Learn Submission to Any Oppression, Come from What Source it May" bumper sticker. Well, for whatever reason, they decided to press the buzzer. I opened the door for EAM and we entered the establishment. Yes, we were in. We were in their circle of trust. We had arrived at the premier jewelry store in San Antonio, and had been deemed worthy of entry. Once we entered I noticed a crispness in the air, and it was as if we were among nobility. After fingerprinting, credit check and other background information was collected, we were allowed to approach the Breitling Watch display cabinet. I have to say I was very impressed with the selection of Breitling watches they had. They had just about all the models, and had them available in different configurations. In most places I had seen, you were lucky if they carried just a few models. The salesman was very knowledgeable and helpful. I was pleasantly surprised that he was not pushy, he was not uppity, and he was not presumptuous. There is nothing I hate worse than an uppity watch salesman or furniture salesman. Anyway, he helped EAM find the perfect watch, which (gulp) I then purchased (Cha-Ching, Cha-Ching). We then had a relatively nice drive home.

Well, I came home to a few surprises. I had left my mom here unattended while we went to San Antonio. I guess my mom has had her eye on my little Kubota tractor for some time. I had left the keys in the tractor, which turned out to be a mistake. I guess my mom thought that since we would be gone all day, she could go out and learn to drive the tractor. Well, when I got home, she was no longer here . . . nowhere to be found. I went in the house, and looked at my computer, and noticed a big pile of randomly denominated money on the keyboard. I had an uneasy feeling about the pile of money, and absense of my mom, and knew that something had gone wrong. Well, I go out behind Chickie Town, and notice that the tractor is parked sideways by a tree outside the barn. I distinctly remembered leaving the tractor IN the barn. Then I looked up and noticed the mangled crushed door on the barn, and then noticed the scrapes on the tractor. Yes, it appeared that my mom had decided to take the tractor out of the barn BEFORE fully opening the barn door. I called my mom to ask what happened, and got this response, "I wanted try then vroom and out of nowhere door came at me when slam tractor stop on wheel." 

So, Handsome Jack's barn was officially opened for business on Sunday, and has sustained major structural damage a short 3 days later. 

Indian Camp

Good Morning to you all! This morning we feature a picture of Indians on horseback in camp. This picture was taken in 1907 by Edward Curtis. The picture looks almost too good to be true . . . as if it was staged by a Hollywood Director. However, in the early 1900's, there were still Indians living in more or less traditional ways.

OK, I am off to San Antonio. EAM is getting her RN soon, so I am taking her shopping for a graduation gift. She wants a very nice ladies sports watch, and the nearest Breitling dealer is in San Antonio. She is graduating at the top of her class, so perhaps I will splurge (just this one time).

Indian Brave

Good Monday Morning to you all. This morning we feature a portrait of Amos Two Bulls, a Sioux Brave. The picture was taken in 1900. By this time, the traditional Indian lifestyle had pretty much come to an end. Most were living on reservations at this point. Amos Two Bulls was a member of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Indian Chief

Welcome to Red Man week, where we will spend the week looking at pictures of Native Americans. This picture is of Whirling Horse. I consider this photograph to be a classic, and shows the man with full head dress, buckskin clothing, and blanket. It is believed that Whirling Horse was a member of a Wild West Show, possibly Buffalo Bill Cody's. So, in looking at the picture we must wonder whether this is the way he looked as a traditional Indian person, or whether this is how Buffalo Bill told him he should dress for the show.

I will now be taking bets on how long before I get PC attacked for calling this "Red Man" week instead of "Indigenous Plains Persons" week.