Chief Joseph of the Wallowa band of Nez Perce, an American Native American tribe in the Pacific Northwest. This photo was taken by Edward Sheriff Curtis. Chief Joseph died on this day in 1904.
Edward S. Curtis / Adam Cuerden · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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