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Ca-ta-he-cas-sa - Black Hoof

Ca-ta-he-cas-sa - Black Hoof

Print
1838
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Pushmataha

Pushmataha

Print
1837
National Portrait Gallery
John William Gear
Outacite, Chief of the Cherokees

Outacite, Chief of the Cherokees

Print
1762
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Red Jacket

Red Jacket

Print
1838
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Corbould
Peter Perkins Pitchlynn

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn

Print
1842
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Fenderich
Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha)

Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha)

Painting
1868
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Hicks
Mon-chonsia - A Kansas Chief

Mon-chonsia - A Kansas Chief

Print
1842
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred M. Hoffy
Tah-col-o-quoit

Tah-col-o-quoit

Print
1842
National Portrait Gallery
George Cooke Charles Bird King
Spring Frog - A Cherokee Chief

Spring Frog - A Cherokee Chief

Print
1838
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred M. Hoffy
Neamathla

Neamathla

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c. 1850
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Nah-et-luc-hopie

Nah-et-luc-hopie

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1843
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred M. Hoffy
Hole in the Day

Hole in the Day

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-68
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Mathew Brady Studio
Keokuk

Keokuk

Print
1844
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Powhatan

Powhatan

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1618
National Portrait Gallery
Dirck Grijp
Hoo-wan-ne-ka - A Winnebago Chief

Hoo-wan-ne-ka - A Winnebago Chief

Print
1844
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred M. Hoffy

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