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Portrait of an old Native American man named Campo seated in front of a studio backdrop, January 1873. He fought in the War of 1812, in the Texas War of Independence and Mexican War. He wears simple clothes and holds a gun in his lap. A hat is at his feet.
1873-01
Photo of a Native American man. He stands in front of a neutral background. He wears a long coat, wears a hat with decorative feathers, and has a medallion around his neck.
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View from above of a group of men on horseback, circa 1900s. The men wear Native American style clothes and headdresses, though it is unclear if they are costumes or real. A train is visible behind them.
his faded photograph is the only known image of Castile, one of the chiefs of the Tonkawas during the 1860s and 1870s. Chief Castile did effective work as a scout and guide for the Texas Rangers and U.S. Army during their pursuit of hostile Comanches and Kiowas. In his published memoirs, Texas Ranger James B. ''Buck'' Barry said of him, ''I well recall the contact with Castile, my friend and clever scout of the Tonkawas.''
circa 1865-1871
Two Comanche warriors on horseback wearing headdresses, undated.
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Portrait of a woman, standing at left, and a man, seated at right. The woman, Ida, wears a striped dress and a dark jacket with decorative edging. The man wears leather clothes with decorative beadwork and a feather in his hair.
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Illustration of Plácido, Chief of the Tonkawa, undated. He wears robes with fringe, necklaces, earrings, and has a feather in his hair. He holds a dead bird and feathers in one arm and a pipe in his other hand. Plácido, known in his own language as Ha-shu-ka-na ("Can't Kill Him"), was the major chief of the Tonkawas during the early 19th century. He befriended Stephen F. Austin and assisted him in his fights against the Comanches. After the Texas Revolution, he enlisted as a scout with the Texas Rangers. At the Battle of Plum Creek, Plácido's warriors killed a great many Comanches and captured hundreds of horses. After Texas became a state, white settlers increasingly trespassed on Tonkawa land. Plácido tried unsuccessfully to keep the peace. In 1859, he and his people were removed to a reservation in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The Tonkawas sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War; in October 1862, pro-Union Indians attacked the Tonkawa reservation and killed over half the tribe's members, including Plácido. Illustration by T.J. Owen (a pseudonym for William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry).
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