Seeking image of Henry Chee Dodge

Hi Tom,

Welcome to History Hub

The following findagrave.com page has 3 photos and a biography of Henry Chee Dodge

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41895585/henry-chee-dodge

Alice Lane

Research Volunteer

Hi Tom,

The New Mexico Photo Archives has a photograph as a part of their digital collections. It can be found here

https://econtent.unm.edu/digital/collection/wittick/id/319/rec/1 along with usage information.

Best of luck,

Amy Schaefer

Southwest Collection Librarian

New Mexico State Library

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Thanks for bringing your inquiry to History Hub!

A lower resolution version of the photo of Henry Chee Dodge found by Amy Schaefer was also featured on the Tumblr account of the New Mexico History Museum's Palace of the Governors Photo Archive:   https://pogphotoarchives.tumblr.com/post/147896498819/portrait-of-henry-chee-dodge-a-navajo-man-of  (Although looking at the Rights information, their materials are not necessarily public domain.)

Portrait of Henry Chee Dodge, a Navajo man of mixed ancestry who served as an interpreter for the US Army

 

Photographer: Ben Wittick

Date: 1880 - 1890?

Negative Number 015950

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_Dodge

We hope this is helpful.  Best of luck with your research!

Hi again Tom

Alice Lane

Research Volunteer

I found the following on googlebooks.com click below to see book

Hardship, Greed, and Sorrow - Google Books

The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. For additional information please see the related press releases, as well as overviews of each phase of the program on The Getty Iris.

The United States Indian Commissioner John Collier and Navajo Chief... News Photo - Getty Images

Dear Mr. Martin,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 29 references using the search term “Navajo” in the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs  (Record Group 75) that may contain a photograph of Henry Chee Dodge. For access to the non-digitized photographs, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RDSS) via email at stillpix@nara.gov.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDSS. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

We also suggest that you contact the State of Arizona Research Library and the Photograph Collections of the Arizona State Library to inquire about any photographs in their holdings. 

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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