Monday, October 27, 2014

Dog Child, a North West Mounted Police scout, and his wife, The Only Handsome Woman, members of the Blackfoot Nation, Gleichen, Alberta, ca. 1890


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6 comments:

  1. BrigOctober 27, 2014 at 5:26 PM

    What interesting names... The teepee looks machine sewn!?!

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  2. LLOctober 27, 2014 at 6:18 PM

    Samurai Sword?

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    1. c w swansonOctober 27, 2014 at 6:49 PM

      Good questions. To late to ask anyone who was there.

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    2. BrigOctober 27, 2014 at 6:59 PM

      Actually they did have treadle sewing machines then, so it's within the realm of possibles.

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  3. ChickenmomOctober 28, 2014 at 3:26 AM

    Great picture! Love his coat.

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  4. OldAFSargeOctober 28, 2014 at 12:34 PM

    That piece of cutlery Dog Child is holding certainly looks like a katana.

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