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Lot 329

[NATIVE AMERICANS]. CDV o...

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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. CDV of ?Sha-Kpe, (Little Six) / Executed at Fort Snelling, Nov. 11, 1865, for participation in the Massacre of 1862?. St. Paul, MN: Whitney?s Gallery, 1865. CDV on photographer?s mount with the above caption. Photo approximately 3 ? x 2 ??. Mount approximately 4 x 2 ??. Some minor rubbing, six faint glue spots on verso. Excellent. Rare. Sha-Kpe (or ?Shakopee III?) was a Dakota chief (the third chief to hold that name). He was hanged at Fort Snelling on December 14, 1864 for his participation in the U. S. - Dakota War of 1862. From the Mark Rucker Collection.