Native American Photographs

"Cappolas, capturer of 'Captain Jack' of the Modocs."

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Title

"Cappolas, capturer of 'Captain Jack' of the Modocs."

Description

Albumen print. Full length portrait of Modoc chief Cappolas (Capolis), wearing a buckskin top and pants adorned with feathers and furs. He holds a bow and arrow in his proper right hand.
"Cappolas, capturer of 'Captain Jack' of the Modocs. Houseworth's celebrities, 9 & 12 Montgomery St., San Francisco."

Creator

Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915, photographer

Source

Graphic Arts Photos Native American
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Date

ca. 1873

Citation

Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915, photographer, “"Cappolas, capturer of 'Captain Jack' of the Modocs.",” Native American Photographs, accessed October 3, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/nativeamericanphotographs/items/show/289.