Chief Eagle Horse was a Native American, purportedly from the Raven Clan of the Thlinket Tribe, hailing from the southeastern area of Alaska. Chief Eagle Horse was most notable for his robust bass voice and became a performer during the vaudevillian era. One of Chief Eagle Horse’s best-known featured performances was in the 1919 musical revue “Hitchy-Koo”. Chief Eagle Horse was such a public figure that during World War I he helped the U.S. Government to recruit for both the Army and Navy. In this portrait Chief Eagle Horse wears full Native American regalia including a feathered war bonnet, a beaded stylized collar, double strand necklace with beads and elk’s teeth. All of these adornments are considered sacred symbols of bravery and heroism. Chief Eagle Horse tilts his head slightly up and gazes proudly to the right. The backdrop is completely dark with a chemical manipulation done during processing to the left of the figure. This manipulation alludes to a pseudo landscape and enhances the model bringing additional focus to his countenance.