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Stunning Portraits of Native Americans from the Late 19th and Early 20th Century

There are 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States. The term “Native Americans” (as specified by the United States Census) refers to Indigenous tribes indigenous to the continental United States and Alaska, as well as Alaska Natives.

During the nineteenth century, the population of California Indians decreased by 90% —from more than 200,000 in the early nineteenth century to about 15,000 by the end of the century, primarily due to epidemics, such as the 1833 malaria epidemic. Numerous indigenous peoples were also killed during the California Gold Rush, both by new settlers and militia groups supported and organized by the California government.

Today, the United States has over five million Native Americans, 78 percent of whom live outside reservations: California, Arizona, and Oklahoma have the largest Native American populations. The overwhelming majority of Native Americans live in small towns or rural areas.

Below is a set of incredible photographs by Rick Soloway showing Native American portraits from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

#1 Curley” a Crow Indian Scout for General Custer

Curley" a Crow Indian Scout for General Custer

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#2 Apache warrior seating and holding a sheathed bow and arrow quiver

Apache warrior seating and holding a sheathed bow and arrow quiver

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#3 Bear Shield

Bear Shield

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#4 Chief American Horse

Chief American Horse

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#5 Chief Brave Bear

Chief Brave Bear

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#6 Chief Crazy Horse

Chief Crazy Horse

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#7 Chief Red Whip

Chief Red Whip

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#8 Chief Running Bird

Chief Running Bird

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#9 Chief White Horse

Chief White Horse

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#10 Frank Hup and son

Frank Hup and son

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#11 Iron White Man

Iron White Man

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#12 Joseph and Susie Good

Joseph and Susie Good

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#13 Judge Bird Head and wife

Judge Bird Head and wife

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#14 Little Chief

Little Chief

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#15 Long Bull

Long Bull

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#16 Lovely Enohet woman

Lovely Enohet woman

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#17 Mountain Chief

Mountain Chief

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#18 Mrs. James Cedar

Mrs. James Cedar

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#19 Mrs. Locke

Mrs. Locke

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#20 Pawnee couple, Genoa, Nebraska

Pawnee couple, Genoa, Nebraska

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#21 Pawnee tribesman, Genoa, Nebraska

Pawnee tribesman, Genoa, Nebraska

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#22 Pawnee woman, Genoa, Nebraska

Pawnee woman, Genoa, Nebraska

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#23 Sioux Indian

Sioux Indian

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#24 Two Strikes, Chief of Sioux Nation, Wounded Knee, SD

Two Strikes, Chief of Sioux Nation, Wounded Knee, SD

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#25 Unknown Native American Indian with ornate headdress

Unknown Native American Indian with ornate headdress

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#26 Unknown Native American with an ornate headdress

Unknown Native American with an ornate headdress

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#27 Woman in traditional dress

Woman in traditional dress

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#28 Wounded Bear, Wounded Knee, SD

Wounded Bear, Wounded Knee, SD

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#29 Young American Indian mother and her baby

Young American Indian mother and her baby

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#30 Young Chiricahua Apache woman in native dress

Young Chiricahua Apache woman in native dress

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#31 Young Kiowa woman in native dress

Young Kiowa woman in native dress

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#32 Young Native American man with a rifle standing next to a seated Caucasian man wearing a hat

Young Native American man with a rifle standing next to a seated Caucasian man wearing a hat

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#33 Young Native American woman

Young Native American woman

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