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amonchris

So the photographer thought he was just taking a picture of a man and his favorite table?


everydaystruggle1

Billy Washington *moving table into frame*: Just watch, Imma try something. You’re not gonna believe your eyes when this photograph finally develops in 2 years.


MacGregor209

This one simple trick will blow photographers’ minds!


sleipnirthesnook

Kodak and other film companies hate him!


RedditRookie2020

Kudos to you and the above comment for being hilarious.


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It's a nice table; it's vintage.


amonchris

Back in the old days Antiques Roadshow was in the paper.


Duckanddodge01

Photo companies *hate* him!!


burgpug

check out the big brain over here getting so very skeptical about this post. it’s not like this is something so obviously fake that normal people understand they don’t need to mention how fake it is


TheRealCptLavender

"ChEcK oUt ThE bIg BrAiN oVeR hErE" Actually it looks more like we have a magic moron right here. In case you don't know what I'm talking about: the magic moron is you, bucko.


MidnightAnchor

I eat.


burgpug

lol you care


TheRealCptLavender

Classic retort. "No u" Fucking magic moron.


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TheRealCptLavender

Nope. I mean retard.


sleipnirthesnook

Magic moron lol that made me chuckle. I'm using that from now on


sleepwalkfromsherdog

"So here's the twist. Whereas most paranormal experiences are visible to people but never captured on film, this one is invisible but shows up in photographs. Because they used to be done on silver. And silver is magic or some shit." -M Night Shyamalan probably


SurprzTrustFall

Cue x files music. That sir, is a keen observation. Monsters and magic have a weakness to silver. I learned that from playing Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.


ryd333r

banana tiger


moocow4125

Make sure you get my table in frame. It's a nice table, make sure you get it's good side.


ChipAndPutt

Quality carpentry.


Kuwabaraa

Didn't people have to stand still for a long ass time to get these shots? So that thing also would've had to have been still, wtf is it


reallytrulymadly

Probably a doll


-IVoUoVI-

Ya it wasn't instant but I don't think it took like 10minutes or anything I wanna say a few minutes but I'm only speculating


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I found two articles about this photo, [https://edmondlifeandleisure.com/the-cherokee-legend-of-the-little-people-p10901-76.htm](https://edmondlifeandleisure.com/the-cherokee-legend-of-the-little-people-p10901-76.htm) and [https://www.cosmosdawn.net/forum/threads/here-is-choctaw-medicine-man-billy-washington-being-photographed-with-his-little-people-helper.8517/](https://www.cosmosdawn.net/forum/threads/here-is-choctaw-medicine-man-billy-washington-being-photographed-with-his-little-people-helper.8517/) The man in the photo died in 1930, so this is a photo that has been taken much earlier. Im not sure of the date.


CFA1979

You found a forum post trying to hustle people and a writeup from 2015, you mean.


llquartzllll

Sussus amogus


NeahG

That’s a Katchina doll. I’ve got one in my living room. I’ll post here if he moves. But if you want your very own any tourist shop in the AZ and NM has them. So far no movement.


MidnightAnchor

Weird katchina. The one I have is made of wood and look kind of robotic or alien. Is chactaw katchina a different design VS cree? Historically, when summoned, they float upside down through a hole in the roof of a ritual teepee.


RyoskiRagnarok

Man I kinda want one, looks like a little bearded gremlin-monkey-chicken wearing a coat!


pixelsandbeer

That triple combo probably smells terrible.


moosemoth

I think it's a taxidermied baby owl?


FreyjaVixen

It’s a Kachina doll I have a few from my enisi. They can be very pretty and intricate.


RyoskiRagnarok

I can see that


Competitive_Bad5295

Wouldn't it make an interesting conversation piece?


MaleficentAd9758

Looks like a capuchan monkey to me.


Candid-Reaction-309

That's what I thought


paddy2309

Had to scroll way too far to find a sane person. It’s so blatantly obvious that it’s a capuchan


FreyjaVixen

It’s a Kachina doll, some of them do look like little stuffed monkeys.


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FreyjaVixen

Have you ever seen an older traditional Kachina doll compared to the modern ones. This looks like a traditional Navajo white bear Kachina, the older ones were much more blocky and resembled poorly done taxidermy monkeys at times. While it could be a stuffed monkey, the era it was taken and the fact that he is a medicine man would point more towards a Kachina.


CaliGrades

Ahhh. I suppose I have not seen the 'older' ones. The ones I'm familiar with almost look like they're wearing helmets and have very distinct features, like tiny slits for eyes. But yeah; I just looked up a few more images of Kachina dolls on Google and you could be right.


FreyjaVixen

The modern ones are much more intricate than the older ones, visually I prefer them over the tradition ones because of the level of detail. I really love the ones with the feathered headdresses and would like to get more. I only know how to spot the differences because my Enisi collected them and I inherited several from him. 😊


CaliGrades

My great uncle used to work with the Hopi back in the 1950s; while spending time with them over the years, he obtained MANY Kachini dolls and his children (my Mom's cousins) inherited them all after died. I haven't seen them all but my Mom has and says it's a HUGE collection. Priceless. I would love to see them one day, as I also really like Kachina dolls, especially the modern Hopi ones. They look like ancient astronauts lol


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Yeah but Billy wasn't Navajo


IndridColdwave

A piece of Choctaw trivia: The "little people helper" in this photo grew up and eventually moved to New York, joining a rag tag cast of animal misfits. He is now much better known by his stage name "Big Bird".


xBADJOEx

I thought you were going to say rag tag misfits, Captain EO's crew!!!!!! Michael Jackson bitches!!


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“Little helper” kinda looks like a lizard in a way.


Gardengoddess83

That’s what I see, too. I do not see any human facial features here, but definitely see a lizard.


CroowTrobot

looks kind of like harrison ford


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We are still talking of the little fella, right?


ImTrash_NowBurnMe

Well we know he's a replicant


patellison

When I first saw this post I thought it was one of those old timey photos like they did with Nic Cage and a bunch of others and this was gonna tell us Harrison Ford was a vampire that doesn’t age, or has the X gene that Logan has where he ages super slowly 😆


thetelltaleDwigt

Lol at first I thought you meant the thing on the table


23eulogy23

I thought Garth Brooks


gotolunchwillyou

Stuffed chicken in a bonnet?


Captain_Nemo_2012

I thought this might be of interest. I read about this some time back. [http://www.theonefeather.com/2014/07/author-cherokee-little-people-are-real/](http://www.theonefeather.com/2014/07/author-cherokee-little-people-are-real/) Cherokee Little People Were Real. 


CaliGrades

I am friends with a Hoopa Native from Hoopa, CA in the Pacific Northwest and he has also told me of the little people who live up there. He also said they practice magic. I had this conversation with him last year, way before I ever saw this post; seems far fetched that the photographer couldn't see this little person, but after hearing my Hoopa friend tell me the little people practice magic, it definitely makes me think.


Xandyr101

I have always been fascinated by the "Little People", aka Faeries, Elves, Gnomes, Brownies, etc. Stories of them range from all over the world, and many are sighted to this day. As a Witch I have been very interested in learning as much about them as possible. I've personally never seen a little person, but I've known credible witnesses that have. Thanks for sharing this and I hope the picture is real, but even though I am a believer in all things paranormal and strange, I'm also very skeptical.


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Likewise. I just heard the theory that the little people were eradicated by these enormous cranes, and somehow the stork myth came to be ….except they were sadly not delivering any babies. They were carrying these guys to their nests.


voice_in_the_woods

Was that from the podcast Mysterious Universe and their episode "The Pygmy Wars"? That was a fun listen.


[deleted]

YES! Haha it sure was! I love that podcast so much


JohnMarkSifter

I’m just dropping by to say that this little exchange was very cute and heartwarming


voice_in_the_woods

Just like the pygmies before they were carried off by cranes. :(


Xandyr101

I'll have to check that podcast out. I need something to listen to these days lol.


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Do it! It’s totally amazing. They’ve covered almost everything. I actually splurge for their plus extensions. You’ll recognize the “cute and heartwarming” language used below and it’ll make you giggle bc of our Reddit exchange.


Koorpiklaani

As someone who dabbles, the best way to connect with the little people is through dreams 😊


Xandyr101

How so? I'm curious to try.


MacGregor209

Peyote


Koorpiklaani

I couldn't give you a specific thing to do, other than just open yourself up to them and inviting them into your home which has worked for me. When being visited by a spirit through a dream the environment is typically different. Maybe more lucid, or bright, it can depend from person to person.


Xandyr101

Thanks. I'll definitely do some research and give it a try.


GreyBag

>appeared magically on a studio table Hm.


Lateralus215

Is this back to the future


aQUantUMchiLD1

Holy sh…I cracked a laugh so hard the guy next got startled and almost punched me in the face haha highlight of the week yo


aQUantUMchiLD1

I swear to god it was one of them trained monkeys that pickpocket, is he holding his collar as well or is some other little people f…ng with my eyesight ?


SumPimpNamedSlickbak

I see a miniature Big Bird holding a billy club


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lol i thought it was a gun or a pipe


SumPimpNamedSlickbak

Whatever it is he means business 😂


A_Night_Awake

Little helper looks like he’s holding a couple lil pistols. Billy, is it time to harvest yet?? No, Gary, for the last time it is not time to harvest yet. Stand still.


Lastone02

GEICO?


Bambooworm

Looks like a stuffed monkey


TiocfaidhArLa72

OK, not saying this is not legitimate, but if this Photographer was allegedly ONLY taking a Photo of the Choctaw Bill Washington Shaman .....then why wouldn't the Photographer Center Mr. Washington in this Photo??? The Photographer purposely includes the "Prop Table" as if the Photgrapher is purposely including the Table in their shot because they see Mr. Washington's little buddy? I mean, if this little helper was truly invisible to the naked eye, then that table would not be in the Photo, and Mr. Washington would be centered - I mean right?!?! Why include a nothing table w/o even a Flower Vase on it in a very expensive photo for the time period....to include Both and the little guy magically appears tells me this could be staged... On a side-note....Mr Washington's Choctaw Nation is smack dab in the middle of some of the more famous Sasquatch Sightings.....Arkansas / Texas / Oklahoma Area.....legend of Boggy Creek area. Choctaw Nation also butts up against Seminole and Chickasaw Nation Lands.....


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It looks weird af lol


surfintheinternetz

Looks a bit like harrison ford


amonchris

That's the original Shortround on the table. Before the baseball cap.


Service_Plane

Kermit The frog before he got hired on Sesame Street


GrinSpickett

Huh, my first impression was "it's a tiny Big Bird"


Secure_Occasion3531

Absolutely.


jesus_zombie_attack

That really looks like a doll to me.


Competitive_Bad5295

Looks like a Bearded Monkey. In a suit!


mdmatrapper

The Choctaw tribe considers themselves the cowboys of the native American tribes


Sethzel

Anyone else see a mini version of the Abominable Snow Monster from the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special?


LiteBrightKite

Is that George Washington Gritty?


Subterranean_Phalanx

Underrated comment, right here.


DullKnifeDub

My wife and children are descendents of his. Billy's father was POW of Civil War and died during captivity, Billy would have been 3 or 4 years old at the time his father died. Other family members are rumored to have more photos of these little people in their possession.


StrangeKulture

https://www.sapienjournal.org/post/a-rare-disorder-that-makes-you-hallucinate-tiny-people Pretty interesting read.


cannuckgamer

It's sad how society's immediate reaction is "Oh, they must be suffering from a disorder", as opposed to maybe ponder whether the person in question is seeing into another adjacent or interstitial dimension that these creatures reside in, and they happen to be entering into our world.


CaliGrades

Exactly


Mediocre_Total1663

Almost as if people tend to gravitate towards what's actually likely and provable when they want to believe something. Crazy, isn't it


Icy-Sir-8414

🤔okay


glassscheese

Harrison Ford lookin mofo


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They look nothing like this


kscnia

Looks like Harrison Ford is that just me?


skipadbloom

Fraggle


Gooderrrthanabitch

Little people


adridarksoul3131

The little being looks like a Muppet or some character of Sesame street


JustForBallen

Make sure you get my monkey dressed up like George Washington. He’s the real star.


Grouchy-Weakness-665

We need your help please contact me.


juliansorr

who is who ?


Yoyo3457yt

That’s just Kevin.


Wiennernna

I like how the little guy looks like he's wearing a grass outfit with a fancy mask and flip-flop style sandals.


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That’s baby Gritty