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Portrait of John Ross, Cherokee Chief. Shindler cat. No. 47
Portrait of John Ross, Cherokee Chief. Shindler cat. No. 47
Object Number 2004.29.6215
Display Title Portrait of John Ross, Cherokee Chief. Shindler cat. No. 47
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Cherokee Indians (Iroquoian) John Ross - Cherokee Chief. by Julian Vannerson, 1858"
Keywords
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Chief
Department Photographic
Date 1858
Artist Julian Vannerson
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 13.34 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)

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