Naiche, Chief of the Chiricahua Apache 1898
This is a photograph of Naiche (ca 1856 – 1919), son of Chochise, in his U.S. Military uniform, wearing medals he was awarded. The crossed arrows with letters USS on his hat were part of the Indian Scout uniform from 1890 until 1907.
This photo was taken in 1898 by Adolph F Muhr (ca 1858 – 1913) and published by F A Rinehart. Muhr took up photography in the late 1870s in Hoboken New Jersey, and moved to Denver in the early 1880s. He married Cora about 1885, and they moved to Omaha, perhaps about 1898, to work with Frank Rinehart (see below). Sometime between 1900 and 1910 Adolph and Cora moved to Seattle, Washington.
Frank A Rinehart (1861-1928) was an artist and photographer, well known for his Native American portraits. He operated out of Denver ca 1879-1881, then joined the staff of William Henry Jackson there. In 1885 he married the receptionist at the Jackson studio – Anna Ransom Johnson, and they moved to Omaha Nebraska, where Rinehart opened his own studio, remaining there until his death in 1928.
In 1898 Rinehart was commissioned to photograph the Native Americans attending the Indian Congress held in conjunction with the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha. Rinehart hired Adolph Muhr as his assistant.
