A Hunting Party c.1900's

Title

A Hunting Party c.1900's

Description

A posed group of four men. left to right, "Shorty" Hayes, Billy Bowlegs III, Colonel Budd and Arthur Jennings.

Billy Bowlegs III was a Seminole. His mother was a slave who was adopted into the tribe after being kidnapped during the Second Seminole War. When he was an adult he chose to name himself after the Seminole Chief, Billy bowlegs. He lived most of his life near Lake Okeechobee.

Colonel J.F. Budd was from Burlington City, New Jersey. He owned Budd's Baby Shoes up North and the Spring Cottages in Fort Pierce. He split his time in the South and the North.

Creator

Harry Hill

Source

Robert U. Gladwin

Date

Circa 1905

Format

Glass 5x7 black and white negative

Type

Photographic image

Identifier

H 122

Citation

Harry Hill, “A Hunting Party c.1900's,” St. Lucie Digital History, accessed October 21, 2026, https://stluciedigitalhistory.org/items/show/322.