This is one of the great portraits of Geronimo, titled in the print "Chief of the notorious Band of Arizona Apaches/ Photo by Erwin 1897." This shows his bellicose side, as he holds the pistol in his cartridge belt. It is a strong artistic portrait, especially as attractively colored like this, with the shadow of his horned headpiece on the haystack behind.
This came down from Erwin's family. A pen inscription on verso reads: "W. E. Erwin was Joyce Estes Allen's great uncleà. " And then, in another hand: "W. E. Erwin paid $20.00 in Gold to take this picture on the Reservation in Okla. All Apaches believed when a picture faded they would die so at that time it was quite a featà."
