VERY RARE & ORIGINAL c.1895 COMPOSITE OF FAMOUS CHEROKEE INDIAN CHIEFS ~

Description

OUTSTANDING and very rare c.1895 composite cabinet card photograph of Principal Cherokee Indian Chiefs from the period after their forced removal to Oklahoma Territory during the Trail of Tears in 1838. Each Chiefs' period of leadership is noted alongside his name. Missing from the composite photograph is Stand Watie, who served a very controversial period as Principal Chief during the Civil War (1862-1866). Watie and his followers fought alongside the Confederate States.
William P. Ross (1886-87)
John Ross (1839-1866)
Lewis Downing (1887-1872)
Charles Thompson (1875-1879)
JB Mayes (1887-1891)
Dennis W Busyhead (1879-1887)
The cabinet card measures 4 1/4 x 6 1/2. It has age foxing and rounded corners but otherwise is in very good condition and a very important historical photograph. See scans. It is GUARANTEED to be vintage and not a reproduction or later copy... Purchase with confidence! See my 100% Positive Feedbacks.
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