Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Passamaquoddy Tribal Chief Sapiel Selmore's portrait is hand tinted. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. His name sometimes is spelled "Sopiel."
His father, Selmore Soctomah, was a captain in the marines and an Indian scout for the Maine Militia in the American Revolution. Chief Selmore was born in 1803.
About This Item
- Title: Chief Sapiel Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901
- Creator: Charles E. Brown
- Creation Date: circa 1901
- Subject Date: circa 1901
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Locations:
- Pleasant Point, Perry, Washington County, ME
- Sipayik, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 46 cm x 30 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--OS--Large--Box 6; 2002.500.043
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fraternal organizations
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Passamaquoddy Tribe
- Selmore, Sephiel
- Selmore, Sophiel--Portrait photographs
- Selmore, Sopiel--Portrait photographs
- Sons of the American Revolution
People
- Selmore, Saphiel
- Selmore, Sophiel
- Selmore, Sopiel
- Soctoma, Selmore
- Soctoma, Selmore
- Soctoma, Selmore
Other Keywords
- Headdress
- Indians of North America--Military officers
- Native Americans--Revolutionary War
- Regalia
- Wampum
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
Website
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Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901
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Mary Mitchell Selmore, Sipayik, ca. 1900
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