Long Live The Heroes Of Our Past – The Iconic Figures Who Live Into The Age Of Photography

Published on 12/03/2020
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Geronimo, Also Known As Goyahkla (1887)

Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was an Apache head and healer who drove one-quarter of the United States’ armed forces to chase him. History acknowledges Geronimo as having led the final Native American opposition to the US military, and upon his capture, wasted away for the final twenty years of his life as a prisoner of war. Geronimo was, however, allowed to seldomly feature in Wild West shows and world fairs, also attending President Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration. He took this opportunity to request that his tribe be permitted to return to Arizona, which the president denied. According to the Smithsonian: With the help of a translator, Roosevelt replied to Geronimo by saying that he possessed a “bad heart” and resented the warlord for all the death and destruction he had caused. Roosevelt did inform Geronimo, however, that he would take his cause up once more upon observing how he and his kin behaved within their reservation.

Geronimo Also Known As Goyahkla

Geronimo Also Known As Goyahkla

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Grigori Rasputin And His Wife And Daughter (1911)

One may struggle to find the truth of Grigori Rasputin (1869 – 1916), best known as a wizard of sorts and the supposed invisible hand controlling the Russian monarchy. Many tried their best to assassinate Rasputin and failed. It took a conservative band headed by Prince Feliks Yusupov’s lethal force to put an end to his treachery. Here we have Rasputin in St. Petersburg seated with Praskovia Dubroniva, his wife, and Maria, his oldest daughter. They were surrounded by Rasputin’s devotees.

Grigori Rasputin And His Wife And Daughter

Grigori Rasputin And His Wife And Daughter

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