Photos from The Wild West That Were Preserved Forever

Olive Oatman

Olive Oatman is famousbecause of how she was kindapped when she was only 14-year-sold. She and her younger sister were enslaved and traded a year later to the M ohave tribe. Both sisters weretatooed on the chin.Sadly,her sister did not make it out as she died from starvation. 

Jimmy Mckinn Santiago

Jimmy Mckinn Santiago (center) lived with his family in New Mexico. When he was 11 or 12, he was abducted by a group of Chiricahua Apache led by Geronimo himself. Santiago live with the tribe for six months and ended up learning their language and way of life. He was brought back to his family by General George Crook.