Photograph of a Crow Indian Delegation, April 1880–May 1880

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Photograph of a Crow Indian Delegation, April 1880–May 1880

April 1880–May 1880

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This series consists of a photograph of a Crow Indian delegation taken in Washington, DC in April or May 1880. Pictured in the image are (standing in back left to right) A. M. Quivly (interpreter), Two Belly, Augustus R. Keller (agent), and Tom Stewart (interpreter); and (front left to right) Old Crow, Medicine Crow, Long Elk, Plenty Coups, and Pretty Eagle. The C. (Charles) M. (Milton) Bell Studio took the photograph.

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Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows, 1848-1932

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Plenty Coups; also known as Alaxchíia Ahú, also known as Many Achievements; was born Chíilaphuchissaaleesh (Buffalo Bull Facing The Wind) in 1848. He died in 1932 at the Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) State Park and Home. Plenty Coups was the principal chief of the Crow Nation and a visionary leader. Plenty Coups allied the Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought because the Sioux and Cheyenne (who opposed white settlement of the area) were the traditional enemi...

Wright, Edith Benson, 1899-1979

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Edith Benson Wright was the postmaster in Elbridge, New York. She was married to Sylvester Wright. From the description of Wright, Edith Benson, 1899-1979 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10626435 ...