Carte de Visite Photograph: Pawnee Man

Carte de visite (CDV) photograph of a Pawnee man, circa 1868. The image depicts a man wrapped in a buffalo robe, holding a bow and two arrows. A single golden eagle tail feather adorns his scalp lock. The photograph bears the imprint of Max Meyer, Dealer in Musical Instruments…Fancy Goods & Cutlery, Omaha, Nebraska. The verso is stamped with the inscription "Pawnee," and the same inscription appears in reverse off-print on the recto. The photograph is likely the work of the Jackson Bros. Studio. Max Meyer was the elder brother of Julius Meyer, whose "Indian Wigwam Emporium" sold Indian artifacts and war trophies, including photographs of Native American clients.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Meyer, Max

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 9