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Chief "Big Snake" Lookout Mt. Colo.

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Call Number	X-31889
Title	Chief "Big Snake" Lookout Mt. Colo.
Summary	Chief Big Snake, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, poses near a tepee on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado, he aims a bow and arrow. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and a belt, a fringed breechcloth, a fringed and beaded shirt, and a beaded feather headdress. The side of the tepee is decorated with a painting of a Native American man on horseback. A sign in the distance reads: "Free [?]".
Date	[between 1920 and 1931]
Notes	Condition: post card badly creased.; Postcard stamp printed on back.; Title from writing in print.; Written on back of print: "Golden, Colo 6/26 48." and other writing made illegible by water stains.; R7100318894
Physical Description	1 photoprint (postcard) ; 8 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Subject	Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940. Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940. Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940. Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1940. Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1940. Tipis--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940. Big Snake.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Postcards.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10031889.TIF