To-Ka-Con, Yanton chif (i.e. Yankton chief)
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806948
Item data
Title
To-Ka-Con, Yanton chif (i.e. Yankton chief)
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Indians -- North America -- Eastern-Northern -- 1800s
Names
Hoffy, Alfred M., approximately 1790- (Lithographer)
Cooke, G. (George), 1793-1849 (Artist)
King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862 (Delineator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1890 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC INDIA-Nor-E 18
Subjects
Indians of North America -- 1800-1899
Jewelry -- 1800-1899
Tribal chiefs -- 1800-1899
Face painting -- 1800-1899
Tokacou
Dakota Indians -- Men -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Indians of North America -- Clothing & dress
Buckskins
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: "To-ka-cou, a Yanton chief"--written on border.
Content: Cf. image ID 807202.
Source Note: History of the Indian tribes of North America with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs : with 120 portraits from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War at Washington. (Philadelphia : Biddle, 1836-1844) Hall, James (1793-1868), Author. McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: sheet 21 x 15 cm (8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Three-color halftone.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17175892
Barcode: 33333159342936
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a91ef090-c554-012f-f15a-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1890
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "To-Ka-Con, Yanton chif (i.e. Yankton chief)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a91ef090-c554-012f-f15a-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890 - 1920). To-Ka-Con, Yanton chif (i.e. Yankton chief) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a91ef090-c554-012f-f15a-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "To-Ka-Con, Yanton chif (i.e. Yankton chief)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a91ef090-c554-012f-f15a-58d385a7bc34
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