Tag Archives: Osage Tribe

CORRECTION: Osage Chief Red Eagle’s Wife and Daughter

Posted on January 28, 2017 by admin

When we published this photograph of Osage Chief Red Eagle’s Wife and Daughter we speculated that the Chief referred to was Paul Red Eagle. Recently Michael Snyder, author of a soon-to-be-released biography of John Joseph Mathews set us straight. Mathews’ … Continue reading →

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The Peak that Pike didn’t summit

Posted on April 17, 2014 by admin

Recently I rode the Manitou and Pike’s Peak Cog Railway to the top of the mountain that Zebulon M. Pike didn’t summit on his 1806 expedition – although it bears his name. It was a chilly, overcast late winter/early spring … Continue reading →

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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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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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Osage Chief Fred Lookout and his wife Julia – 1928

Posted on January 2, 2014 by admin

  Press Photo, August 1, 1928 Photograph is by Love Studio, Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The white lines were the outline for cropping for newspaper or magazine layout. The cutline for the photo states: “Fred Lookout, present chief of the Osage Indians … Continue reading →

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LAND OF THE OSAGE

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

Postcard, 1950s We couldn’t fit this one into the book, but it is definitely an unusual image. While Harry Truman was born in Lamar, not terribly far from the stronghold of the Osage Indians, we haven’t seen any association of … Continue reading →

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FORT OSAGE MOVIE

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

Movie Lobby Card, 1952 Fort Osage, a 72 minute B movie from Monogram Studio,has Red Cameron guiding a wagon train through Indian Territory. The Osages are unhappy with the Anglo-Saxon immigrants because of the treating-violating proclivities of the white men. … Continue reading →

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OSAGE CHIEF BACON RIND

Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin

Real photo postcard, 1920s Wah-she-hah was called Bacon Rind, but the real translation of his Osage name was Star-That-Travels. He was born in Kansas a decade before the Osage tribe bought their reservation in northeast Oklahoma. He was a superb … Continue reading →

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