Chief Bill Tsipo

Photograph

Madera County Library

Name/Title

Chief Bill Tsipo

Entry/Object ID

0064

Description

Chief Bill Tsipo (pronounced "Chepo") was born to Charlie and Susie Chepo, ca. 1863. He was a North Fork Mono and lived at the village site, Takapiwe with his wife Mary Ann (Capp) and their five children; Joe, Arthur, Belinda, Mary and Stella. His parents were the subjects of Charles Shinn's short story, "Old Man Chepo", published in The Craftsman magazine in 1912.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

reformatted digital

Subject

Onite Willie Onite Chepo Willie Onite Tsipo

Subject Place

City

North Fork

County

Madera County

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Country

United States

Made/Created

Artist

E.W. Gifford

Date made

1918

Lexicon

Search Terms

California Indians, Nim, Mono, Takapiwe

Dimensions

Height

2-7/8 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Copyright

Restrictions

The Madera County Public Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images. However, these images are intended for Educational or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to, commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to addtional restrictions including, but not limited to, the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 13, 2015

Updated By

Mary.Sholler

Update Date

January 7, 2020