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Shab-eh-nay
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A formal photographic portrait of the Potowatomi chief Shab-eh-nay (Shau-be-na, or Shabbona), who died in 1859. Shab-eh-nay was photographed shortly before his death, but this print was made from a later copy negative. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the Wisconsin Historical Society's first curator of photography.
1858
Bowman, W. E. (William Emory), 1834-1915
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W013A8K
WHi 23929
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