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Adalbert is a forum for me, to post ephemera, photography, poetry, occasional travel notes, and various spontaneous motions. Cover photo: Parsonage where my great-grandfather spent his early years. Taken near Liegnitz, Silesia, ca. 1870. The "xothique" portion of the web address is a nod to Clark Ashton Smith's fictional continent of Zothique.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill Cody

 
This postcard shews Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill Cody in 1885, during a tour of the Wild West, before a studio backdrop typical of the time. Their body languages and miens are opposed to each other.  Buffalo Bill looks upward as if seeing into the future, his hands arranged dramatically, one holding a rifle. Sitting Bull is pensive and his gaze turns inward.  The chief only lived another five years after this photograph was taken.
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5 comments:

  1. Christine H.November 9, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    Very interesting body language!

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  2. JonathanNovember 9, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Buffalo Bill had happenin' boots as well.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 12, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake & William Frederick Cody. Impressive feathered war bonnet.

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  4. JonathanNovember 12, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Thanks Rob, I'd be hard pressed to pronounce Sitting Bull's real name! Or Geronimo's real name for that matter.

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