Beschreibung:

Cabinet card studio portrait of Quanah Parker (ca 1845-1911). William E. Irwin: Chickasha, Indian Territory, n.d., ca 1889. Imprint to recto. Pencil inscription to verso: "Quanah Parker / Chief of the / Comanche Indians." The same image was used in John Henry Brown's book Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, published in 1890. One of the last chiefs of the Comanche, Parker was the war leader of the Quahadi ("Antelope") band. He protected Comanche territory in the Southern Plains, raided extensively along the Santa Fe Trail, and became the dominant figure of the Red River War (1874). After his surrender in 1875, he became the premier statesmen for his people, negotiating peace and grazing rights with Texas ranchers and the Federal government. Condition: Some very light impressions, else very fine tonality.