1905 Photograph of Geronimo & Quanah Parker ~ Teddy Roosevelt ~Apache

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1905 Photograph of Geronimo & Quanah Parker ~ Teddy Roosevelt ~Apache :
$725.00

You are offerding on an original and iconic 1905 Stereoview photograph of the inaugural parade for President Teddy Roosevelt. This extraordinary image shows Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo, flanked by Comanche Chief Quanah Parker (third from left), American Horse (Oglala Sioux) (second from left) and Buckskin Charlie (Ute) (far left) Hollow Horn (Brule Sioux) is right of Geronimo, marching in the parade.
Being invited to the President\'s inauguration ceremony represented a great honor bestowed upon these leaders. But quite unusual here was that Geronimo was a federal prisoner of the United States when this photograph was taken. History would later show that it actually turned out to be a life sentence for him because he died in 1909 while still in captivity. Lots of fascinating and ironic back stories to this event, including the fact that one of the honored guests, Geronimo, traveled with armed guards.... He had just arrived in Washington DC from the Carlisle Indian School, where he had also been invited to speak to a gathering of children, themselves prisoners of a sort. Among his words to them were \"I feel good now as I stand before you. Obey all orders, do as you are told all the time, and you won\'t get hungry.\"
This 110 year old curved Stereoview card was manufactured and published by Keystone View Company and is copyright by B. L. Singley & Company. The caption below the image reads: \"13250-Indian Chiefs Headed by Geronimo, Passing in Review before President Roosevelt, Inauguration Day 1905. Washington DC, U.S.A.\" It is in excellent condition. Important image!
It is GUARANTEED to be a vintage photograph and not a reproduction or later copy... Buy with confidence...
While I do my best to describe each item that I put up for sale and its historical context if possible, please feel free to ask any questions you have before offerding. I will be happy to respond as quickly as I can..... Shipping is via USPO First Class and well protected....
After 30+ years of collecting historical Native Americana, I have begun to incrementally sell my collection on . Many of these images and documents have not seen another collectors hands in many years. The material will include all formats of photographs, Real Photo & lithographic postcards, broadsides and documents from the early 1700\'s to 1920..... It will also include interesting non-Native material and vernacular photographs. See my current listings and watch for others.... The collection has been safely stored in archival museum boxes and in the same condition as when I acquired them.
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