Ernest Oshkosh | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Ernest Oshkosh

Ernest Oshkosh | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A portrait of a descendant of Chief Oshkosh, probably Ernest Oshkosh, with one foot in a traditional canoe. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt,  the Wisconsin Historical Society's first curator of photography.  His caption follows:  "Other members of the family of old Oshkosh also achieved prominence.  HIs son  Akwinemi succeeded him as chief, but was also tried for murder in 1871, found guilty and lost his job to his younger brother Neopit Oshkosh, last chief with any authority.  Neopit Oshkosh's sons went away to college.  Photograph of Roy Oshkosh in his capacity as member of the Menominee Indian Advisory Council show him as the most conventionally well-trailer, business-suited member of that group."
DESCRIPTION
A portrait of a descendant of Chief Oshkosh, probably Ernest Oshkosh, with one foot in a traditional canoe. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the Wisconsin Historical Society's first curator of photography. His caption follows: "Other members of the family of old Oshkosh also achieved prominence. HIs son Akwinemi succeeded him as chief, but was also tried for murder in 1871, found guilty and lost his job to his younger brother Neopit Oshkosh, last chief with any authority. Neopit Oshkosh's sons went away to college. Photograph of Roy Oshkosh in his capacity as member of the Menominee Indian Advisory Council show him as the most conventionally well-trailer, business-suited member of that group."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:23724
Creation Date:circa 1925
Creator Name:Wessa, William H., Antigo, Wisconsin
City:
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State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Paul Vanderbilt papers, 1942-1990 (bulk 1954-1990)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH M90-200
Original Dimensions:3 x 5.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Boats
Clothing
Menominee Indians
Wisconsin

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