A model from the Seneca tribe in beautiful photographs of the beginning of the last century

At the beginning of the 20th century, it was fashionable among American brands and manufacturers to use representatives of the indigenous population of the country as models for advertising campaigns. So, one of the most famous models of that time was the magnificent Goldie Jamison Conklin from the Seneca tribe. In the family, the girl was called Ah-Veh-Yu, which translated means "beautiful flower."

Goldie was born in a small town in New York State in 1892. From 1908 to 1914, the girl starred in an advertisement for a cutlery manufacturer. All buyers of forks and knives were promised a set of photos from Conklin as a gift. Thanks to its authentic beauty, the young Indian woman enjoyed unprecedented success. In 1912, she became the wife of Charles Conklin. The couple had six sons, and Goldie herself lived to a very old age and died in 1974.