Ben Wittick photo Geronimo on bended knee with rifle 1887-2009
by David Lee Guss
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Ben Wittick photo Geronimo on bended knee with rifle 1887-2009
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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This endlessly reproduced photo of Geronimo kneeling was taken In May 1887 either by Ben Wittick (1845-1903) or his business partner A. Frank Randall on the San Carlos Reservation. It was originally sold as an albumen print.
Geronimo was a fearless warrior whose name since resonates today. In WW2 American paratroopers called out his name before jumping into space. In 2011 The US military used his name as a code name in the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.
In 1906 he published his autobiography. Geronimo had a special hatred for the Mexican military since, in 1858 they massacred his wife, mother, and three children.
Tombstone photographer C.S. Fly was the official photographer who documented the surrender of Geronimo and his band to General Crook.
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May 10th, 2013
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