Chief Sapiel Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

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Description

Passamaquoddy Tribal Chief Sapiel Selmore's portrait is hand tinted. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. His name sometimes is spelled "Sopiel."

His father, Selmore Soctomah, was a captain in the marines and an Indian scout for the Maine Militia in the American Revolution. Chief Selmore was born in 1803.

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About This Item

  • Title: Chief Sapiel Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901
  • Creator: Charles E. Brown
  • Creation Date: circa 1901
  • Subject Date: circa 1901
  • Locations:
    • Pleasant Point, Perry, Washington County, ME
    • Sipayik, Washington County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 46 cm x 30 cm
  • Local Code: Photographs--OS--Large--Box 6; 2002.500.43
  • Object Type: Image

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