Offered in this lot is a photograph of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. Chief Joseph (March 3, 1840 – September 21, 1904) was a leader of the Nez Perce. Chief Joseph led his band of Nez Perce during the most troubled period in their history—when they were forced by the United States government from their ancient lands in northeastern Oregon onto a reservation in the Idaho Territory. At least 700 men, women, and children led by Joseph and other Nez Perce chiefs were pursued by the U.S. Army in a 1,170-mile fighting retreat known as the Nez Perce War. The skill with which the Nez Perce fought, and the manner in which they conducted themselves in the face of incredible adversity, earned them widespread admiration from their military opponents and the American public; coverage of the war in U.S. newspapers led to popular recognition of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce. In October 1877, after months of fugitive resistance, most of the surviving remnants of Joseph's band were cornered in northern Montana Territory, just 40 miles from the Canadian border. Unable to fight any longer, Chief Joseph surrendered to the Army, with the understanding that he and his people would be allowed to return to the reservation in western Idaho. He was instead transported between various forts and reservations on the southern Great Plains before being moved to the Colville Indian Reservation in the state of Washington, where he died in 1904. Chief Joseph's life remains iconic of the American Indian Wars. For his passionate, principled resistance to his tribe's forced removal, Joseph became renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker. This framed photograph, according to the previous collector, is attributed to be an original of Chief Joseph. The photo is professionally matted and framed. The wood frame has minor damage, but the photograph appears to be in good condition. The photo measures 13 1/2" x 10 1/2'. The frame measures 19 1/2" x 16 1/2".