Buffalo Bill's Indians 1889?

[grahamew]

If only this were larger and clearer:



Taken by J E Meddaugh of Rushville, Nebraska:

"Second, Buffalo Bill's Outfit---1889 is inscribed in the negative at bottom, and also in ink, verso. Sixteen Oglala Lakota men and two white men pose for Meddaugh's camera, probably in April 1889. The elderly chief Red Cloud is standing seventh from left, with two eagle feathers in his hair and wearing snow goggles. His son-in-law American Horse kneels to the left, wearing an eagle feather headdress. 1889 is the only year that Red Cloud toured with the Buffalo Bill Show. American Horse, his wife and sons traveled with William F. Cody several times. The Lakota man in uniform at far right is George Sword, Captain of the Pine Ridge Agency Police. The man beside him wearing an eagle feather headdress is Painted Horse. "

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Well, even at this distance, I can see George Sword, but not Red Cloud. Jack, maybe? As far as I know, Red Cloud refused to tour with Cody and was only photographed with him (and American Horse) while he was visiting New York and the show happened to be there - in 1897 by David Barry.

[Dietmar]

Kneeling in the center could be Rocky Bear... hard to see anything else...

[elisabeth]

Did Low Dog ever join the show? The chap standing just to right of centre, with two feathers, looks a little like him: the stance, as much as anything.

[grahamew]

I can't even see the goggles on 'Red Cloud'! Shouldn't Red Shirt be with them?

[grahamew]

Some of the men are present in this photo:



Sword and Painted Horse, clearly, and the man fifth in from the right is sitting next to Sword in this photo.