"BILLY BOW-LEGS AND THE STORM GOD: The Seminole Indians Have a Human Advance Agent of the Weather - And Can Vanish Whenever a Hurricane Kicks Up". A VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFPRINT BROADSIDE, apparently published for members of the Adventurers' Club of New York. [Together with]: 2 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS of the historian of Seminole and African-American descent BILLY BOWLEGS III, also known as COFEHAPKEE, with Count Byron de Prorok and James B. Pond, together with the original negatives

Bow-Legs III, Billy "Cofehapkee" (1862-1965). Seminole historian of mixed Indigenous Native American and African American descent; and Kuhn de Prorok, Byron (1896-1954). Hungarian-American amateur archaeologist, anthropologist and author. Regard

Edité par New York: Offprint from The American Weekly, September 24, 1944., 1944

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New York: Offprint from The American Weekly, September 24, 1944., 1944. Very good. - A 16-1/2 inch high by 11-1/2 inch wide broadside offprint on glossy paper. Apparently published for the members of the Adventurers' Club of New York, Count Byron de Prorok's essay, printed in four columns, is illustrated with a half-page depiction of Seminole Indians taking to the water in their Kayaks to seek shelter in caves as a storm approaches. A photographic illustration captioned "After the Hurricane at Long Key, Florida, Which the Seminoles Foretold Long Before the Weather Bureau" is reproduced beneath two columns of text at bottom left. Vignettes along the right depict a figurine and a portrait of Billy Bow-Legs, these are captioned "A Jadeite Figure of the Wind God of the Mayas Which Seminole Witch Doctors, Like Billy Bow-Legs (Right), Say Warns of Coming Hurricanes." Count Byron de Prorok's essay relates his travels to the everglades with James B. Pond to find out where the Seminoles would shelter during hurricanes. Folded in half horizontally with some light soiling and creases to the edges. Very good. Together with Two original soft-toned photographs on stiff stock, one in landscape format measures 3-3/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide and depicts the mustachioed mixed race Seminole historian attired in a patterned loose white shirt neatly tucked into dark pants, a kerchief around his neck wearing a flat cap upon his head. Billy Bow-Legs III stands between 2 men in light colored short sleeve explorer's clothing with Florida's Native American huts in the background. The person to Billy's left (our right) is the American impressario and lecture manager James B. Pond, and the person to his right is Count Byron de Prorok, also a member of the Adventurers Club of which Pond was president. All three look towards the camera with Bow-Legs thumb in his belt and Count Byron de Prorock holding a pipe. The second photograph, in portrait format, measures 5-3/4 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. This image depicts the same three men, though both of Billy Bow-Legs hands are at his side and Count de Prorok is looking at him. The original 2-3/4 inch by 4-1/2 inch negatives are also present. All are in near fine condition. Provenance: From the estate of James B. Pond who was President of the Adventurers' Club of New York in 1945. The Hungarian-American amateur archaeologist, anthropologist, and author Count Byron Kuhn de Prorok (1896-1954) is perhaps best known as the original tomb raider or grave robber. Prorok was notorious for removing artifacts from tombs and graves against the wishes of the countries and people who had claim to them. Prorok led several expeditions to Africa to pursue ancient legends and believed he'd found proof that Atlantis lay in North Africa. He also said he had discovered the location of the Biblical land of Ophir and the temple where Alexander the Great became a god. Despite his being expelled from accredited bodies, Prorok was a member of the Adventurers' Club of New York and was a pioneer in using motion pictures to document his expeditions starting in 1920. Prorok is the author of "Digging for Lost African Gods", "Mysterious Sahara: The Land of Gold, of Sand and of Ruin", "Dead Men Do Tell tales" and "In Quest of Lost Worlds". The Seminole historian Billy Bow-Legs III, also known by his Seminole namd Cofehapkee (1861-1965) was of mixed descent. Named Billie Fewell at birth, his father was an Indigenous Seminole and his mother a Black Seminole of mixed heritage. Billy named himself after the Seminole chief Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco) who distinguished himself during the Seminole Wars. Billy Bow-Legs III was one of the few Seminoles in Florida who wrote and spoke English and traded with white Floridians RARE.

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• Titre: "BILLY BOW-LEGS AND THE STORM GOD: The Seminole Indians Have a Human Advance Agent of the Weather - And Can Vanish Whenever a Hurricane Kicks Up". A VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFPRINT BROADSIDE, apparently published for members of the Adventurers' Club of New York. [Together with]: 2 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS of the historian of Seminole and African-American descent BILLY BOWLEGS III, also known as COFEHAPKEE, with Count Byron de Prorok and James B. Pond, together with the original negatives
• Éditeur: New York: Offprint from The American Weekly, September 24, 1944.
• Date de parution: 1944
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Very good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Travel & Exploration