Post by Cliff Krainik on Dec 14, 2004 4:31:24 GMT -5
Shabbona, ca, 1775-1859 and his wife. Ottawa chief; closely associated with Potawatomi of the Illinois River. Shabbona exerted his influence to keep the Potawatomi at peace during the Winnebago difficulties in 1827 and the Black Hawk War.
Wet-plate albumen cartes de visite by Joseph Even, Morris, Illinois, circa 1860s
Overall dimensions, 4 by 2.5 inches.
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Original 1860s photographs of Shabonna and his wife held in the KRAINIK - BLACK HAWK WAR COLLECTION
Cliff Krainik