Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Iron Teeth by Dr. Thomas Marquis
January 31, 2015
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007
Iron Teeth, photographed by Dr. Thomas Marquis
Dr. Thomas Marquis, a physician and author who lived on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in the early twentieth century, photographed dozens of the reservation’s residents, including this compelling image of Iron Teeth, an old woman here pictured looking down, holding a hide scraper, ca. 1920.
This image and thousands more are part of the vast photographic collection housed in our McCracken Research Library.
Iron Teeth, ca. 1920. Dr. Thomas Marquis black and white photograph. MS 165 Thomas Marquis Collection. P.165.1.77
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Nancy McClure
Nancy now does Grants & Foundations Relations for the Center of the West's Development Department, but was formerly the Content Producer for the Center's Public Relations Department, where her work included writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter Western Wire. Her current job is seeking and applying for funding from government grants and private foundations. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.
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