1885--Why, it is almost as if American Indians were, well, Human

Maj. Sparks informs the society that Sitting Bull, the next biggest chief, is a remarkable man. His picture shows one of the strongest and saddest marked faces ever seen, and it almost bewilders one to look upon the face of a wild Indian, like Sitting Bull, and see such wonderful and plainly marked lines of strong character.

The Nashville Tennessean 9 December 1885