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Original real photo postcard (RPPC) showing the monument of Handsome Lake (Ganioda'yo), the 18th-century Seneca prophet who founded the Longhouse Religion, a spiritual revival movement among the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) people. The stone reads:
GA-NYAH-DI-YOH
AUTHOR OF THE PRESENT
INDIAN RELIGION
BORN AT
CA-NOH-WA-GUS
GENESEE CO. N.Y. 1735
DIED AUG. 10, 1815
AT ONONDAGA RESERVATION
Unused, divided back postcard
Clear, well-composed image of the memorial
Monument is located at the Onondaga Nation, near Syracuse, NY
A rarely seen RPPC connected to Native American religious history
This is an important historical artifact for those interested in Native American leaders, Seneca/Iroquois history, the Longhouse Religion, or Indigenous spiritual reformers. Cards featuring Handsome Lake are quite scarce and desirable among collectors.
