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chief (tribal leader)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\AGENTS FACET\People\people\people by occupation\people in government and administration\rulers (people)\

Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:

William P. Ross, Cherokee Chief, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.31: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.31]
Identifier: 4326.3672
Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of William P. Ross, Cherokee Chief. Seated wearing woolen suit, full beard, white hair. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 31



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Wm. P. Ross" on verso

Dates: 1850 - 1900

William R. Grayson, Creek Chief, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Muscogee (Creek).13: [Barcode: 3.Muscogee (Creek).13]
Identifier: 4326.5075
Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of William R. Grayson, Creek Chief. Seated in studio setting wearing full-length feathered headdress, calico shirt, embroidered sash across right shoulders, blanket draped over right shoulder and lap, holding walking stick in right hand and feathered fan in left across lap. Folder 13

Dates: 1850 - 1900

William Wirt's Letter of Introduction and Recommendation of Mr. Putnam to Chief John Ross, August 6, 1838

 Item — Folder 391: [Barcode: 187.391]
Identifier: 4026.614
Description

William Wirt's letter of introduction and recommendation of Mr. Putnam to Chief John Ross. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 391

Dates: August 6, 1838