Hit The Mark Mike, a Native American (Plains) man, poses near a tepee, probably near Omaha, Nebraska. He holds an eagle feather fan or wing and a sheathed bow that is attached to a strap he wears as a bandolier. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, a fur pelt bandolier decorated with metals, and a feather headdress.
Date
1898
Notes
Condition: corner of mat board and print broken and missing, pin holes on top and bottom of mat board.; Mat board has embossed border.; Printed on back of mat board: "Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress. Omaha, Neb., 1898."; Title and "Ind- Biog- Hit The Mark Mike" hand-written on back of mat board.; R7100319840
Physical Description
1 photoprint on mat board ; 15 x 10 cm. (6 x 4 in.)
Is Part Of
Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress, Omaha, Nebraska, 1898.
Subject
Indians of North America--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Nebraska--1890-1900.; Tipis--Nebraska--1890-1900.; Hit the Mark Mike.
Source
Source: Miss Louise Stegner, Omaha, Nebraska.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
