Studio portrait of visiting Osage chiefs with their interpreters.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has identified the following sitters based on comparison with other photos: standing, back row, left to right: James Bigheart, Ne-kah-ke-pah-nah, William Connor, Saucy Chief, and Ed Mathews; sitting, front row. left to right:…
Tall Chief writes to the U.S. Indian Agent James I. David of the Osage Agency requesting his assistance in returning his daughter Myrtie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. David forwarded the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs seeking their advice.
Also included is a school record of Myrtie Tallchief documenting her progress…
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Myrtie Tallchief. Pratt informs the Office that on July 27, 1885 all of the Osage students at Carlisle were transferred to Martinsburg, Pennsylvania including Myrtie Tallchief.