ESH-TA-HUM-LEAH or Sleepy Eyes. A Sioux chief. WE have but little to say of this individual, whose name, when translated, signifies Sleepy eyes, and is expressive of the character of… Read More
ESHTAHUMLEAH, A Sioux chief
Category: 1826
POW-A-SHEEK a Fox Chief
POWASHEEK. A Fox Chief THE word Powasheek, in the Musquakee language, signifies “To dash the water off.” The individual who bears this name is a celebrated brave of the Musquakee… Read More
KISHKALWA a Shawnee Chief. American native 1824.
KISHKALWA a Shawnee Chief. American native 1824. KISHKALWA is nominally and legally the head chief of the Shawnee nation, but is too far advanced in life to take any active… Read More
KISH-KE-KOSH a Fox Brave
KISH-KE-KOSH a Fox Brave AMONG the Fox braves who appeared at Washington in 1837, on the occasion to which we have already alluded, was Kishkekosh, or The man with one… Read More
Osceola – A Seminole Leader. Native American 1826.
Osceola – A Seminole Leader. Native American 1826. Portrait by Thomas Loraine McKenney and James Hall 1826. Paintings by Charles Bird King.
Men in Parisian society suits, 19th century.
Men in Parisian society suits, 1826. French empire period mens dress and fashion