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| Title |
Chipeta Monument [N-209] |
| Subject |
Ute Indians--History; Indians of North America; Photography; Chipeta, 1843-1924; Ute Indians--1920-1940; Indians of North America--Commemoration--1920-1940; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--1920-1940; Sarcophagi--1920-1940; Chipeta--Family; Ouray--Family; McCook, John, Chief; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Digitized by the Denver Public Library |
| File Name |
00110209.TIF |
| Tribe |
Ute |
| Collection Name |
N-209 |
| Description |
behind him., John McCook, Chipeta's brother, stands next to the mausoleum dedicated to her in March of 1925. Chipeta was the wife of Ouray, chief of the Utes from 1820 until 1880. The sarcophagus bearing Chipeta's name stands at the site south of Montrose, Colorado, where Chipeta and Ouray lived after the Brunot Treaty of 1873. McCook wears a dark, three-piece suit and wears a scarf tied around his neck. He holds his hat in his right hand. A small patch of snow covers the ground. |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Rights |
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vx3cxc |
| Holding Institution |
Denver Public Library Digital Collections |
| Creator |
Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan) |
| Date |
1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Montrose (Colo.) |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
390760 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vx3cxc |
