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title: Portrait of Geronimo
author: Edward S. Curtis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19926/portrait-of-geronimo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-01-27
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# Portrait of Geronimo

_Authored by Edward S. Curtis_

## Image File

[![Portrait of Geronimo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19926.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19926.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Apache [medicine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/medicine/) man and [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) chief [Geronimo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Geronimo/), photo by Edward S. Curtis, 1905.

Description by Edward S. Curtis: *This portrait of the historical old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo's calculation he was at the time seventy-six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day before the inauguration of President Roosevelt, Geronimo being one of the warriors who took part in the inaugural parade at Washington. He appreciated the honor of being one of those chosen for this occasion, and the catching of his features while the old warrior was in a retrospective mood was most fortunate.*

Northwestern University Library.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Curtis, E. S. (2025, January 27). Portrait of Geronimo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19926/portrait-of-geronimo/>
### Chicago
Curtis, Edward S.. "Portrait of Geronimo." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19926/portrait-of-geronimo/>.
### MLA
Curtis, Edward S.. "Portrait of Geronimo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19926/portrait-of-geronimo/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_S._Curtis_Geronimo_Apache_cp01002v.jpg) by [**Edward S. Curtis**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_S._Curtis_Geronimo_Apache_cp01002v.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 27 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.