{"id":17765,"date":"2016-11-03T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2016-11-03T10:57:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:57:47","slug":"genealogy-success-finding-the-right-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-success-finding-the-right-photos.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Success: Finding the Right Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was doing some Native American research in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Documents and Records<\/a> collection recently, and made this great find: photos of Watt Sam, his wife Mary (Proctor) Sam and their child.<\/p>\n

Watt Sam (1876-1944) was one of the last two native speakers of the Natchez language, along with his cousin Nancy Raven (1872-1957).<\/p>\n

Here is the photo of Watt Sam, shown holding a bow and arrow. The photograph was taken by anthropologist John R. Swanton in 1908 in Braggs, Oklahoma, where Swanton was working with Watt Sam.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Photo: Watt Sam. Source: GenealogyBank.com, Swanton, John R. Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin Number 43. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1910.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is the photo of his wife Mary (Proctor) Sam and their child.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Photo: Mary (Proctor) Sam and her child. Source: GenealogyBank.com, Swanton, John R. Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin Number 43. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1910.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In that same old document, I found this map showing where the Natchez Tribe had historically been located.<\/p>\n

\"Map:<\/a>
Map: historical location of Native American tribes of the lower Mississippi River and adjacent Gulf Coast. Source: GenealogyBank.com, Swanton, John R. Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin Number 43. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1910.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GenealogyBank.com is your best source for millions of old photos and stunning graphics.<\/p>\n

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