Chief Little Fox Receives the Sacred Pipe

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Chief Little Fox

Date: circa 1982; 1977 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 14.9 x 11.9 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Chief Little Fox (Samuel Steven Boyd Jr.) Identifier: aql:20434 qmp-sb-000003 qmp-sb-000003.tif

Description: In this photo, Chief Little Fox (center, with white headdress) is holding the sacred pipe given to him to recognize his status as junior chief. He is surrounded by his family and other members of the Matinecock tribe, including Princess Brown Thrush, standing immediately to his right.

Title : Chief Little Fox Receives the Sacred Pipe

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20429

Creator : Chief Little Fox (Samuel Steven Boyd Jr.)

Date : circa 1982; 1977

Summary/Description : In this photo, Chief Little Fox (center, with white headdress) is holding the sacred pipe given to him to recognize his status as junior chief. He is surrounded by his family and other members of the Matinecock tribe, including Princess Brown Thrush, standing immediately to his right.

Subject : Indians of North America; Harding, Lila (Princess Brown Thrush); Boyd, Samuel (Chief Little Fox)

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Chief Little Fox

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Coverage : West Babylon, NY West Babylon (N.Y.) Suffolk County (N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 14.9 x 11.9 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:20434 qmp-sb-000003 qmp-sb-000003.tif