John Carbutt, photographer. 308. Group of Indian Chiefs, Pawnee Tribe. Stereoview on yellow cardstock mount. Chicago, Illinois: J. Carbutt, [1866 or 1867]. View title, series title "Views of the Rocky Mountains And Vicinity", and photographer's imprint printed to mount recto. Pencil inscription to verso.

An outdoor group portrait of nine Pawnee chiefs, notably including Petalesharo II seated at right. Each figure wears traditional clothing including beaded hide leggings, buffalo robes, bear claw necklaces, blankets, and hair feathers. Two figures hold pipe tomahawks and several appear to wear Presidential Peace medals. 

Petalesharo II, also known as Man Chief II (alt. Peter Lasherre, Peter La Cherre, Pitalesharu; 1823-1874), was a Grand Pawnee Chief (Chaui) in Nebraska. In that capacity in 1857, he signed a treaty with the United States at a council held at Table Creek. When the U.S. Government attempted to remove the Pawnees from the Agency at Loup Fork, he led the fierce opposition. He and his allies were unable to prevail and they were forcibly removed to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). On the way south, he was shot in the leg and succumbed to his wounds. 

John Carbutt (1832-1905) was a photographer and pioneer of film and photographic processes. He is best remembered as the official photographer for the Union Pacific Railroad, publishing a stereoview series Rail Road Excursion to the 100th Meridian. 

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