Albumen Photograph of a Young Kaw Woman and her Papoose, by J. B. Drake, Ponka City, Oklahoma Territory, circa 1890

(American Indian Interest) ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF A YOUNG KAW WOMAN AND HER PAPOOSE, BY J. B. DRAKE, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, CIRCA 1890. Ponca City: J. B. Drake, circa 1890. Albumen photograph, measuring 3-7/8" x 5-7/8", on card mount, measuring 6-1/2" x 8-1/2", with decorative border designs printed in brown, and "Drake, Ground Floor Studio, Ponca City, O. T." printed in brown to mount verso, and "Kaw squaw and papoosie" written in pencil to same; mount slightly age-tanned and lightly soiled, with upper left hand corner partially creased and upper right hand corner slightly worn; photograph is in excellent condition. The condition of the photograph is NEAR FINE. RARE "The Kaw tribe (or Kanza, or Kansa) were the predominant tribe by the mid-18th century in what became the state to which they gave their name. Treaties made with the United States government in 1825, 1846 and 1859 resulted in disease and starvation for the Kaws. Tribal population declined from several thousand to 5