Biographical/Historical: "Baptista, chief of the Salish Indians, known as the Flatheads, converted to Christianity by Father de Smet from 1838."--written on border.
Source Note: Catalogs, inexpensive color prints, pamphlets, postcards and other material. [s.n.]).
Statement Of Responsibility: "T. B. Walker Collection. Copyright by The State Historical Society of Wisconsin"--printed on verso of another copy of the postcard accessed online.

Physical Description

Collotypes
Extent: 14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)

Abstract

"Chief of the Salish, popularly known as the Flatheads, a tribe once inhabiting western Montana and eastern Oregon and Washington. The tribe was especially helpful to Lewis and Clark on their expedition, and was converted to Christianity by Father De Smet."--printed on verso of another copy of the postcard accessed online.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17175911
Barcode: 33333159344163
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4ea2010-c554-012f-4ed1-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1901

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Baptista, chief of the Salish Indians, known as the Flatheads, converted to Christianity by Father de Smet, from 1838" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901 - 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4ea2010-c554-012f-4ed1-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1901 - 1907). Baptista, chief of the Salish Indians, known as the Flatheads, converted to Christianity by Father de Smet, from 1838 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4ea2010-c554-012f-4ed1-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Baptista, chief of the Salish Indians, known as the Flatheads, converted to Christianity by Father de Smet, from 1838" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4ea2010-c554-012f-4ed1-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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