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Photograph of Chief Tecopa, Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Information

Date
1880 to 1899
Description
Chief Tecopa, location unknown. Chief Tacopa, leader of the Souther Paiute tribe, was born in Pahrump in 1815 and died in Pahnrump between 1904-1906. He is interred in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, located on East Street next to the library Pahrump, Nevada. The photograph was most likely taken in Pahrump, Nevada.
Digital ID
pho018121
Physical Identifier
0096_0030
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tb0xz8b
Details
Subject
Indians of North America
Tecopa, Paiute Chief, 1815-1905
Men
Indians--Kings and rulers
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Hats
Place
Pahrump
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Chief Tecopa, approximately 1880-1900
Citation

pho018121. O. J. Fisk Photographs. PH-00096. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tb0xz8b.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
4801 x 5812 pixels
8.002 x 9.687 inches
302,722,158,592 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff