Otoe Indians, Group Portrait — Wm. H. Jackson, Omaha, Nebraska

Four men pose before a painted studio backdrop, with two seated at the sides and two standing between them. The standing figure at left holds a long gun upright, its butt resting on the floor. Blankets, a striped shirt, neck ornaments, earrings, and large circular pendants distinguish the sitters’ dress; the seated figure at right holds a long-stemmed pipe across his lap.

The paired, arched-top photographs are mounted on yellow card, printed in red with the series heading “Photographs of Indians,” and the imprint “Published by Wm. H. Jackson, Omaha, Neb.” The caption identifies the group as “Otoe Indians.” The sitters are not individually named, and neither the date nor the place of exposure is given.

A handwritten number following the printed “No.” appears to read “207.” The plain reverse has scattered faint pencil marks and a clearer lower-left code, tentatively read as “89[?]R-c.12”; no descriptive inscription can be recovered with confidence. There is no reverse checklist or matching publisher number to confirm the front numeral.

Pronounced tide staining affects the reverse, with irregular discoloration across the upper portion of the left photograph. Small surface abrasions occur in the image backgrounds. The figures remain clearly readable, and the card and mounted photographs otherwise appear sound.