Chief Rocky Boy, Chippewa.

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DescriptionCopy of a portrait of Rocky Boy, an Ojibwa Indian chief also known as Stone Child. He is wearing a blanket, beaded vest and belt, feather roach, and hoop earrings. Information with photo: Photograph taken from a large oil tinted photograph that hangs in the Lutheran Mission at Rocky Boy Agency. Copied from Al Lucke Collection, n.d.TypeImageCreatorUnidentified photographerGenrephotographsDateCirca 1890sSubjectOjibwa Indians--MontanaCree Indians--MontanaIndians--Kings and rulersRocky Boy (Ojibwa chief)Contributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesDigital CollectionPhotographs from the Montana Historical SocietyDigital Formatimage/tiffPhysical CollectionMHS Legacy Photograph CollectionPhysical Dimensions1 photographic print : black and white, copy ; 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.Digitization SpecificationCreated with a DT Atom lighting system using a Canon 5DS camera. Images saved as TIFF files with 6000 pixels on the long side. B&W negs saved as Grayscale files; all prints and color film saved as RGB files. All adjustments made in Photoshop CC.Date Digitized2024-07-24Photo Number955-688Local Identifierp0012645ReproductionTo order a reproduction, visit our webpage at https://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros/photodigital or contact Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives: (406) 444-4739 / photoarchives@mt.gov.Contact UsFor additional information about our collections or to suggest a keyword or share what you know about this item, email us at photoarchives@mt.gov. Please include the Photo Number in your note to us.

CollectionPhotographs from the Montana Historical Society

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