Portrait of Geronimo

Illustration

Joshua J. Mark
by Edward S. Curtis
published on 27 January 2025
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Apache medicine man and war chief Geronimo, photo by Edward S. Curtis, 1905.

Description by Edward S. Curtis: This portrait of the historical old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo's calculation he was at the time seventy-six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day before the inauguration of President Roosevelt, Geronimo being one of the warriors who took part in the inaugural parade at Washington. He appreciated the honor of being one of those chosen for this occasion, and the catching of his features while the old warrior was in a retrospective mood was most fortunate.

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