Heller, Louis Herman, photographer. Captain Jack. [San Francisco:] Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, 1873.

CDV print on Watkins studio mount, 103 x 76 mm. Minor abrasions along left side accompanied by very small tear. Provenance: Augusta Lark (ownership inscription on verso).

Kintpuash (1837-1873), also known as Captain Jack, was a prominent leader of the Modoc people whose name roughly translates to, "strikes the water brashly." In 1872-1873 he led a fierce resistance against the United States government over its forced relocation of his people in order to make way for white settlers. After nearly a year of fighting a Peace Commission was established to negotiate with the Modoc, however during negotiations shots were fired, and when the smoke cleared General Edward Canby and Reverend Eleazer Thomas were dead. Kintpuash and Modoc chief Old Schonchin were arrested shortly after and charged with war crimes, an event which largely ended the Modoc War. Photographer Louis Herman Heller took numerous photographs of Kintpuash and others charged with aiding him. On October 3, 1873, Kintpuash, Old Schonchin, and three others were hanged in front of a large crowd at Fort Klamath, Oregon.

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Heller, Louis Herman, photographer. Captain Jack. [San Francisco:] Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, 1873.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Heller, Louis Herman, photographer. Captain Jack. [San Francisco:] Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, 1873.

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