Monthly Archives: February 2014

Wife and Daughter of Osage Chief Red Eagle in Washington 1924

Posted on February 21, 2014 by admin

Press Photo by Wide World Photos, 1924 Caption reads: Mother clings to Indian Custom, but Daughter … much American: The wife and daughter of Red Eagle, Principal Chief of the Osage Tribe, in Washington to adjust some finances with the … Continue reading →

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Junction of Sac and Osage rivers near Osceola

Posted on February 11, 2014 by admin

Real Photo Postcard, circa 1920 People have been taking pictures of the junction of the Sac and Osage rivers  in St. Clair County, Missouri for a long time. Though the scenery along the Osage was not celebrated in oil paintings, … Continue reading →

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Wah Tze Moh In (Star that Travels), Chief of the Osage – a.k.a. Bacon Rind

Posted on February 4, 2014 by admin

Chief Bacon Rind Photogravure, 1925 In his classic book, Wah’kon-tah: The Osage and the White Man’s Road, John Joseph Mathews describes Wah Tze Moh In (Star that Travels), as a ‘tall (and handsome) aristocrat’ of the Osage tribe, and a … Continue reading →

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