Photograph
Isham Family
| Ira Robinson Isham family at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. From left to right: Isham's son-in-law, Isham, his daughter, and Indian medicine man Gosh-gi-bosh. The man at left holds a dog in his lap. |
| Image ID: | 82889 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1898 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | |
| County: | Sawyer |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | American Indian classified file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Indian CF 121.61 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Paraphrased from the back of the print: Isham reportedly was captured by the Sioux as an infant and lived with them. He eventually married a woman from the reservation and a number of his descendants live on the reservation. Gosh-gi-bosh translates to "barber" and his descendants go by the name Barber. Gosh-gi-bosh is reputed to have tended to local lumbermen afflicted with venereal diseases and other ailments. |
| Clothing |
| Portraits, Group |
| Ojibwa Indians |
| Women |
| Smoking |
| Outdoor photography |
| Dwellings |
| Dogs |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Chairs |
| Sioux Indians |
| Wisconsin |
| Medicine |
| Beards |
| Men |
| Moustache |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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