Huntington Brothers
Cabinet Card portrait of a Native American Man Involved in a Murder, c. 1879
Albumen print
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
With subject identification recto, caption and photographer's credit stamp verso.
With subject identification recto, caption and photographer's credit stamp verso.
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A rare image with an unusual story behind it, this cabinet card photograph shows a young Native American man identified as “Charley Hazlehead” and his unidentified wife. On the verso,...
A rare image with an unusual story behind it, this cabinet card photograph shows a young Native American man identified as “Charley Hazlehead” and his unidentified wife. On the verso, there is a caption which reads:
“Hazlehead laid the plot and got two men to kill Quillayute Albert for the $200. He was bringing down the beach for S + after trade Hazlehead got $60, the Nitinat Indian got $60 and Sake-thy (?) of Ossett $80. The money was recovered and the three indians kept in jail for a time.”
We have been unable to find any other information about this caper.
“Hazlehead laid the plot and got two men to kill Quillayute Albert for the $200. He was bringing down the beach for S + after trade Hazlehead got $60, the Nitinat Indian got $60 and Sake-thy (?) of Ossett $80. The money was recovered and the three indians kept in jail for a time.”
We have been unable to find any other information about this caper.