National Anthropological Archives

Bureau of American Ethnology collection of stereographs relating to Native Americans, late 19th century-early 20th century

Summary
Southern Plains Delegation at White House Conservatory
Southern Plains Delegation at White House Conservatory
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.140
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Dates:
late 19th century-early 20th century
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
70 Stereographs
circa
albumen
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Stereographs documenting Native North Americans, including studio portraits, camps and dwellings, graves, infants in cradleboards, and pottery. Specific images portray Sitting Bull's camp at Fort Randall, Curly at the Custer monument, and a Southern Plains delegation at the White House Conservatory. Tribes represented include Winnebago, Tuscarora, Tesuque, Seneca, San Juan, Pecos, Ojibwa, Oglala, Ute, Kaibab, Sisseton, Arikara, Mandan, Hopi, Shoshoni, Isleta, and Laguna, as well as Native peoples of Alaska and Labrador.
The photographs were published by a variety of firms including E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, George Barker, H. H. Bennett, Bennett & Brown, W. Henry Brown, Caswell & Davy, Childs Art Gallery, B. B. Brubaker, Continent Stereo Company, W. R. Cross, H. A. Doerr, J. Gurney & Son, Haynes, H. T. Hiester, John K. Hillers, William H. Jackson, J. F. Jarvis, Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley, S. J. Morrow, H. T. Payne, H. N. Robinson, C. R. Savage, John P. Soule, Underwood & Underwood, Whitney's Gallery, Whitney & Zimmerman, and Ben Wittick.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates for some photographs are available online.
Custodial History note
The photographs were given by various donors between 1919 and 1944. Predominant donors are William S. Appleton, Mrs. Winthrop Coffin, and Edna W. Copp.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 140, Bureau of American Ethnology collection of stereographs relating to Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by these photographers can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in additional collections of stereographs relating to Native Americans (MS 4551 and Photo Lot 90-1)
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 140
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Iroquois
Tesuque
San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh)
Pecos
Chippewa
Kaibab
Alaskan Eskimo
Canadian Eskimo
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arctic peoples Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Seneca Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Numakiki (Mandan) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tewa Pueblos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sisitonwan Dakota (Sisseton Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tuscarora Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ute Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eskimos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Isleta Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kiowa Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Laguna Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sahnish (Arikara) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sioux Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minitari (Hidatsa) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cradleboards Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pottery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Keystone View Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heister, H. T., (Henry T.), -1895 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Florida Club (Cooperative) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Doerr, H. A. (Henry A.), 1826-1885 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curly, approximately 1856-1923 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cross, W. R. (William R.) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Continent Stereoscopic Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Childs, B. F. (Brainard F.), ca. 1841-1921 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caswell & Davy Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brubaker, C. B. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brown, William Henry, 1844-1886 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bennett & Brown Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Barker, George, 1844-1894 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Underwood & Underwood Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Soule, John P. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Whitney & Zimmerman Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Robinson, H. N. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Payne, H. T. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Red Cloud, 1822-1909 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
J. Gurney & Son Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jarvis, J. F. (John F.), b. 1850 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morrow, Stanley J. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu