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Wa-Shú-Na-Koo-Rá

 Person

Biographical History

Wa-Shú-Na-Koo-Rá (b. ca. 1831) was a Mandan chief.

Citation:
The photograph and the American Indian, 1985 (Rushing War Eagle; Mandan)

Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians, 1877: p. 50 (Wa-Shú-Na-Koo-Rá; Mandan chief; b. ca. 1831)

People of the Upper Missouri, via WWW, Feb. 9, 2009 (Bad Gun; Rushing War Eagle; son of Four Bears, or Ma-ta-to-pe)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

The photograph and the American Indian

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233598918]
Identifier: MSS P 546
Scope and Contents Postcard reproductions of photographs from the Princeton Collections of Western Americana related to an exhibition by the Princeton University Library, October 13, 1985 to January 5, 1986. The images consist primarily of studio portraits of Native American individuals, 1852-1985.Identified individual studio portraits include Charles Keokuk, a Sac and Fox; Little Crow, a Mdewakanton; Magashapa, a Blackfeet Dakota; Man Who Packs the Eagle, a Cut Head Dakota; Rushing War Eagle, a...
Dates: Publication: 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The photograph and the American Indian

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