Oklahoma Chief Iron Tail Indian Camp Bison Buffalo Nickel Design 1919 Real Photo Postcard

Chief Iron Tail (c. 1840-1916), an Oglala Lakota chief and warrior, achieved widespread recognition through his association with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. He is notably among the Native American models believed to have inspired James Earle Fraser's design for the Indian Head, or Buffalo, Nickel, first minted in 1913. This postcard, referencing The Indian on the New Nickle, was likely produced shortly after the coin's introduction, capitalizing on public interest in its imagery and the prominent figures associated with it.