Hand-tinted stereograph, T. W. Ingersoll, 1899, 8.9 x 17.8 cm. 

Native American Indian man in traditional clothing with medal around neck and feather in hair standing in front of tipi with American flag attached over doorway. 

On front: “496.  Gray Eagle and His Lodge.  Sioux Brave.  Copyrighted, 1899, by T. W. Ingersoll.” 

On back: “One of the best-known if not one of the best Indians of the Sioux Nation is old Gray Eagle.  He is a man of considerable brain power, known among his people as a man of wisdom and respected by the whites for his reliability and stability even in the face of the most strenuous opposition of his tribe.  Gray Eagle is one of the few Indians who at the time of the Sioux outbreak a few years ago did not join the insurrection.  It is his custom of late years to decorate his tepee with the United States flag, as is shown in this picture; a ‘medicine pole’ and a medicine tray are also shown leaning against his home.  The white object suspended from the ribbon on his throat is a medal bestowed by the authorities in recognition of his loyalty and aid to the government.  A8835”