CHEROKEE CHIEF HAILSTORM "VAN NOY" (1890-1976) SIGNED TWICE

Description

CHEROKEE CHIEF HAILSTORM (1890-1976)
(Jarrette Talmadge Van Noy)
"FULL BLOODED OKLAHOMA CHEROKEE"
This is an "ORIGINAL ART" vintage hand color tinted photo by:
“THEATRICAL STUDIOS – CHICAGO”
PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1918 - 1925 (APPROX)
Size: 8 x 10 (Total dimension)
Chief Hailstorm
was known as, “The Globe Trotting Cherokee” and started out with
Buffalo Bill
as a youngster. He also worked with Irwin Brothers of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Miller Brothers 101 Wild West Shows of Oklahoma.
He worked in the Movies with the famous Tom Mix in 1914 and 1915.
He also toured the United States and the world in Vaudeville. Later gave educational lectures on the life and habits of the American Indians in Public and Private Schools.
CHIEF HAILSTORM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST INDIANS OF THE SILENT MOVIES, IF NOT THE FIRST,
AND WORKED WITH TOM MIX (The cowboy actor before John Wayne), MIX WAS FRIENDS WITH WYATT EARP AND HIRED WAYNE AS "PROP BOY AND EXTRA" FOR EARLY COWBOY MOVIES THAT LEAD TO WAYNE`S LONG CAREER.
Condition: EXCELLENT
**MOUNTED AND MATTED IN WOOD FRAME (14 x 17") WITH GLASS FRONT**
THIS IS A VINTAGE STUDIO GRADE PHOTO THAT HAS BEEN HAND COLOR TINTED OF THE QUITE YOUNG CHIEF IN A DESIRABLE POSE AND COSTUME!
THIS IS A LIVE SIGNATURE (TWO, ONE ON THE FRONT AND ONE ON THE BACK) WITH INSCRIPTION ON THE BACKSIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE IMPRINT OF THE FRONT SIGNATURE ON THE BACK!
THIS PHOTO IS 100 YEARS OLD OR CLOSE TO IT!
Beautiful bright colors
THIS IS A RARE AND MOST LIKELY ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL ART ITEM!