"Chiefs of the Creek Nation and a Georgian Squatter."
File Name
Q13098
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Item Title
"Chiefs of the Creek Nation and a Georgian Squatter. "
Description
Plate 28 from FORTY ETCHINGS : FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA , IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall . From the author's description : "The Chief on the left hand in this Etching , was the well-known Little Prince , who for many years was head of the Creek nation of Indians , and a man of considerable energy of purpose and respectability of character . At the time we saw him, he was upwards of 80 years of age ; but he seemed much flattered by having his likeness taken before he died , an event which took place a few weeks afterwards . The position of his fingers , drawn into a point , was described to me as being characteristic of the old man ; at all events , he was evidently satisfied to observe that the Camera had not omitted this peculiarity . The other Chief was drawn a day or two afterwards . I have inserted between the two a very different description of person,--one of those settles who , in other parts of the country , are called Squatters , but who bear the appellation of Crackers in Georgia,--men who set themselves down on any piece of vacant land that suits their fancy , till warned off by the legal proprietor . The man here sketched lived , I was assured , almost entirely by hunting and shooting. "
Date
1827-1828
Time Period
1820-1829
Subject
Creek Indians Indian chiefs Indians of North America
Type
Still image
Format
Prints Sketches
Author
Hall, Basil
Collection or Series Title
Forty etchings: from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828
Box Number
E165.H16 1830
Catalog Record
http://archives-alabama-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/01ALABAMA:default_scope:01ALABAMA_ALMA215801750002743
Repository
Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
Language
English
Rights
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Original Size
8.6 by 5 inches
Digital Format
600 dpi tiff
Date created
2009-06-22
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