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RPPC Photo Postcard
"Flathead Indians"
Polson, Montana
~ July 1919 ~

Historic NOKO real photo postcard (with excellent clarity) showing a group of Flathead Indians, in regalia, on horseback. I found another panoramic version online that was slightly different overall but showed the same group in the same costumes (but the American Flag was different). That photograph was identified as: "Prize Winners 4th July Parade, Polson, Mont. 1919", by Herman Schnitzmeyer, 1919.

The Salish Mountains are glimpsed in the background of a grain elevator. In the foreground are two horse-mounted Flathead Indian men in native attire and war bonnets, alongside three horse-mounted Flathead Indian women - also attired in native regalia - one bearing an American flag. Other mounted Indians are directly behind in the middle ground.

Herman Schnitzmeyer was a renowned photographer from Polson, Montana who frequently photographed the landscapes and lives of the Western Frontier and Indigenous Americans during the Homestead-era. J.W. Rode purchased the equipment, negatives, and photographic views of fellow photographer Herman Schnitzmeyer (1880–1939) and likely created this Real Photo Postcard in the early 1920s.

RPPC Measures 3.5 x 5.5 Inches
Very Good Vintage Condition: Unposted. Light Wear.

Thanks for Looking and Good Luck Bidding.

SW3JC