Portrait of John Smith, a Chippewa Native American

Black and white portrait of John Smith, an elderly Native American man with a weathered face and a feather in his hair. He wears a headband and a beaded floral shirt. The expression on his face is solemn and his eyes gaze directly into the camera."

Portrait of John Smith, a Chippewa Native American, taken in 1914. He was also known as Gaa-binagwiiyaas, amongst other names.

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“Portrait of John Smith, a Chippewa Native American” source: Hakkerup, N. L, photographer. John Smith #3. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020637537/>.

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