In 1885 Frank A. Rinehart (1862-1928) opened a photographic studio in Omaha Nebraska. Thirteen years later he became the official photographer for the 1898 Trans-Mississippi International Exposition held in Omaha. Adolph Muhr a Rinehart employee took studio portraits of the Plains Indians in the firm’s fair studio.This art print is made from an historical photo of Freckled Face an Arapaho woman taken by Adolph Muhr at this 1898 Exposition. Feckled Face was the wife of an Arapaho Chief named Little Bird. They were at the Sand Creek Massacre. The Trans-Mississippi Exposition and International Exposition was held in Omaha from June to October in 1898 and was the most successful world’s fair ever held in this country. Over 500 Indian delegates traveled to Omaha from all over the country representing the following tribes: Apache Southern Arapaho Crow Flathead Iowa Kiowa Omaha Oto Ponca Potawatomi Santa Clara Pueblo Sauk and Fox Lakota Tonkawa Wichita and Winnebago.
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