Rosalie Tommey in Camp Standing in Front of a Sign that Reads "Seminoles Are Not Subject to the White Man's Laws; They Have Their Own Council and Make Their Own Laws"
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Title
Rosalie Tommey in Camp Standing in Front of a Sign that Reads "Seminoles Are Not Subject to the White Man's Laws; They Have Their Own Council and Make Their Own Laws"
Description
The sign was most likely posted for dramatic effect for the benefit of tourists. Whether posted by an individual or by the community, the message reflects the ongoing tension between "outsiders'" law and Indian sovereignty.
Creator
Geibel’s Photo Service
Source
Box 3, Louis Bishop Capron Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
http://www.library.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Capron.htm
http://www.library.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/Capron.htm
Date
Unknown
Rights
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Format
Photograph
- Date Added
- February 14, 2015
- Collection
- Photographs
- Citation
- Geibel’s Photo Service, “Rosalie Tommey in Camp Standing in Front of a Sign that Reads "Seminoles Are Not Subject to the White Man's Laws; They Have Their Own Council and Make Their Own Laws",” Creating Tribes in Florida: How Autonomous Camps Became the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes , accessed May 5, 2024, https://seminolemiccosukeepolitics.omeka.net/items/show/17.