An Indian Child Apprentice Poses for a Photographer
This photograph of a Native American child apprentice was taken near Red Bluff, Tehama County, California. The boy, about ten years old, would be “bound” to a master until he was 25, as California law apprenticed boys under 14 until [...]
Tags: Gold Rush, Native Americans
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
Chiricahua Apache Prisoners, Including Geronimo
The U.S. Army and the Apache tribe (who called themselves N’ne, meaning “the people”) engaged in armed conflict in the U.S. Southwest from 1851 through 1886. On September 4, 1886, the famed Apache leader Geronimo (or Goyahkla) surrendered to [...]
Tags: Geronimo, Native Americans
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
"As it was in the old days"
Edward Curtis was a professional photographer of the American West. In 1906, the wealthy banker and art collector J.P. Morgan hired Curtis to produce a multi-volume series on Native Americans that would include essays, sound recordings, and 1500 [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Modern America (1914-1929)