Joseph Lelps-to, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal, three-quarter length portrait. He wears a long, feather headdress with thin ermine fur tassels hanging from its sides, He also wears a dark vest and several beaded necklaces. His pants have a striped pattern, and his shirt is plaid.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Subject
Salish Indians; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.); Indians of North America--Clothing and dress--Montana--1900- 1910; Lelps-to, Joseph.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700150116
Notes
Glass plate is painted with dark, red paint around image.; Title handwritten on back of photoprint.; R7001501164
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