Not a very high quality photo, as I scanned it from a magazine. But you can see his coat and the spare mocassins. I also found the article I had about him, and found that he lived to be 107. Also found census records that showed his mother and Chief Washakie's mother were sisters.Lynn wondered about the purse he was carrying in the photo I posted yesterday. Maybe he was holding it for his wife while she tried on a dress? (Just joking). The Indian men of long ago always carried bags of some sort, I assume because they were so nomadic, and they carried arrowheads, jerkey, etc. with them. I suppose a woman's purse works as well as anything.
I'm not sure I'm allowed to post these, as they are photographs of original oil paintings done by Dave McNalley of Jackson. Years ago, I put him in touch with my ex husband because he wanted to meet and paint some native Americans. He did these two paintings of Bud, Tracy's Grandad. When Tracy and I saw them in the Wilcox Gallery, we bought the one of him as a cowboy. They are 18"x24". It hung in my house for years, and I finally took it to Colorado and Tracy now has it on her wall. She has made a couple attempts through the years to purchase the one of him in the headress, but the owners were never interested in selling it.
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I have added a new blog site to my list to the right. If you like history and enjoy looking at old photographs, you might enjoy this blog "Old Picture of the Day".
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The old pictures are wonderful, both Tracy's ancestor's and the "Old Photos" blog.
Who publishes the "Old Photo of the Day" blog?
Judi
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