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Native American pictures

Hello all!

For those of you who follow my page on Facebook, you know I like to comb the web for old Native American portraits. I often post one here and there with a caption as to who the person was and the year it was taken. I find some of those pictures on this Facebook page.

Those pictures of Native Americans are all in black and white and are so gorgeous. Looking at them, you can see how grand those individuals look, how soulful their eyes are. At times, those portraits take my breath away and all I can then say is “wow”. You start to wonder who that person was, what was their life like, if their attire was their usual attire, where and how come the picture was taken, etc. One thing is for sure, each and every single one of those individuals is beautiful. Their inner beauty (as well as their pain sometimes) shines through. Please share your thoughts and comments below and I will answer you.

I leave you to enjoy those Native American portraits with a native poem:

May there be beauty above me, May there be beauty below me, May there be beauty in me, May there be beauty all around me.

All my Relations

Apache girl-1889

Apache man 1872

Comanche chief Quanah Parker

Chiricahua woman Elsie Vance Chestuen

Jicarilla Apache maiden-1907

Crazy Thunder Oglala Lakota-1907

Pretty Nose, cheyenne woman-1878

John Comes again Lakota-1899

Whirling Horse Lakota-1900

Stump Horn Bull-1888-My favorite

Powatch Ute-1872

Shoshone man-1885

10 thoughts on “Native American portraits”

Robert Buchanan January 31, 2015 at 4:50 am

I love the poem Emily, and the pictures are great too. They are all beautiful.

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Emily Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 5:01 am

Thank you Bobby!

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Lori James January 31, 2015 at 5:12 am

Wow! I love these portraits! You’re right about their eyes being soulful, it’s as if you can see their pain and their pride. The poem is beautiful too. I really enjoyed looking at the portraits and imaging what their lives were like.

Lori

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Emily Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 5:22 am

absolutely I agree! There is something about seeing those pictures that touches my soul

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Michael January 31, 2015 at 10:14 am

Very pretty website that many people should enjoy visiting. Nice Job!

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Emily Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 2:19 pm

Thanks Michael!

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Jolie January 31, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Hey Emily, I’ve never stopped to appreciate art like this before! It does take the experience to a whole other level when you do stop and take the time to wonder about these people’s lives. Are they actual photographs or just very realistic paintings/drawings?

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Emily Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 2:21 pm

Hi Jolie. They are actual photographs. You are right when we actually stop to really look at those pictures, at the faces, we can appreciate it at a whole new level

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