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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s

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Date
1900 to 1920
Description
A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."
Digital ID
pho021272
Physical Identifier
0081_0001
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16t0h171
Details
Subject
Paiute Indians
Indian reservations
Indians of North America
Wovoka, approximately 1856-1932
Paiute Indians
Forests and forestry
Winter
Log cabins
Men
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho021272. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Photograph Collection. PH-00081. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16t0h171.

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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
6632 x 5389 pixels
11.05 x 8.98 inches
107,219,784 bytes
Language

English

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