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National Anthropological Archives
Eugene O. Leonard photograph collection relating toPocatello and Fort Hall, Idaho, circa 1880-1920
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.92-3
- Creators:
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Leonard, Eugene O.
- Dates:
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circa 1880-1920
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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4 Glass positives6 Prints and postcardsphotogravure1 Tintype100 Negatives (photographic)circaglass220 Copy printscirca9 Prints and postcardscyanotype99 Items99 photomechanical prints and postcardshalftone, color halftone, collotype, photgravure1000 Negatives (photographic)circanitrate734 Photographic printscircasilver gelatin, albumen, and platinum (including photographic postcards and cabinet cards)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Unbound album pages (labeled A through Q) with photographs documenting the people and culture of the Pocatello-Fort Hall area, including Native Americanss (particularly Shoshone-Bannock tribes), agency employees, and missionaries. Included are images of encampments, Sun Dance ceremonies, the Fort Hall Agency, Indian schools and churches, the Run for Fort Hall Lands on June 17, 1902, the War Bonnett Roundup at Idaho Falls, Shoshone Falls and other natural features and landscapes, a large number of street and aerial views of Pocatello, A. L. Cook's drug store in Pocatello, and members of the Cook family. In addition, there are photographs of Nez Perce, Hopi, San Juan, and Navaho Indians, and one image of the Lapps Indians at Port Townsend, Washington. A large number of the photographs were made by Benedicte Wrensted.
The albums were compiled by Robert Leonard, Eugene O. Leonard's son, who also made copy prints of many of the photographs and negatives. They include flyers, newspapers, envelopes, and other scraps collected by Leonard.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Eugene O. Leonard (1884-1964) moved to Pocatello, Idaho, in 1893 to live with his aunt, the widow of A. L. Cook and owner of the Cook building and drugstore. Leonard attended Weiser College and Academy (now College of Idaho), Whitman College, and Northwestern University. He acquired degrees in phamacy and pharmaceutical chemistry from Northwestern University, and a degree in assaying studies from the Chicago College of Chemistry. After graduation from the College in 1908, Leonard returned to Pocatello to manage the Cook Drug Store until 1918. He worked as Pocatello City Chemist and set up the College of Pharmacy at Idaho State College, where he also taught and served as dean (1918-1954). In the 1930s, Leonard obtained a MS and PhD from Utah State University. Possibly encouraged by his collector aunt, Leonard established a collection of Native material culture objects and documentations, including artifacts and these photograhs, based on his interest in the Shoshoni and Bannock tribes at nearby Fort Hall.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
The photographs passed from Eugene Leonard to his son Robert M. Leonard, who, with his wife, donated them to the National Anthropological Archives, circa 1990.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing. Many have associated prints.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 92-3, Eugene O. Leonard photograph collection relating to Pocatello and Fort Hall, Idaho, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University holds artifacts collected by Eugene O. Leonard.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Bannock County Historical Museum in Pocatello holds the Leonard Family Papers, 1893-1917.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 92-3
Bibliography
Bibliography
Photographs published in Joanna Scherer, A Danish Photographer of Idaho Indians: Benedicte Wrensted, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2006.
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Partial inventory prepared by Robert Leonard available in repository.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Navaho
Shoshone
San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh)
Keywords
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