[NATIVE AMERICANS]. 3 photographs, incl. Minnesota Leech Lake Elder John Smith, AKA "Wrinkled Meat"

Portrait of Minnesota Leech Lake Elder John Smith, also known as "Wrinkled Meat." Uncredited, ca 1910s. 12 x 14 in. silver gelatin print accompanied by cardboard backing with includes paper label identifying the subject as "Wah-Hah-Gun-Ta...the oldest man on earth...born in 1781 in the Blackfoot country" (toning and some soiling to print, wear to margins; staining and heavy wear to paper label/cardboard backing). John Smith or "Wrinkled Meat," died in 1922, supposedly anywhere from 132 to 138 years old.

[With:] Young man in headdress. Photographed by Jane Shirek (inked notation on verso), late 20th century. 5 x 7 in. silver gelatin photograph (minimal edge wear). -- Portrait of Yaqui Pascua, Deer Dancer. Uncredited, 1960. 8 1/8 x 10 in. silver gelatin photograph. Verso with ink stamp from "Western Ways Photo," and manuscript notations (light creasing, some edge and corner wear to print).

Together, 3 photographs

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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. 3 photographs, incl. Minnesota Leech Lake Elder John Smith, AKA "Wrinkled Meat"

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