National Anthropological Archives

William H. Illingworth photograph of the Black Hills Expedition in Castle Creek Valley, 1874

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.2000-12
Creators:
Illingworth, W. H. (William H.), 1842-1893
Dates:
1874
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Stereograph
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photograph depicting Castle Creek valley with distant view of General George Armstrong Custer's wagon train passing through. The stereograph was published as part of Illingworth's "Stereographs of the Black Hills" series.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
William H. Illingworth (1844–1893) moved with his family from England to St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1850. When he was about twenty years old, he began studying wet plate photography in Chicago. He joined Captain James L. Fisk's fourth expedition to the Montana Territory (1866) and the following year he opened a gallery and studio in St. Paul with fellow expedition member George Bill. He also formed a partnership with William McLeish (Illingworth & McLeish). As a photographer for Custer's 1874 military expedition, Illingworth produced approximately seventy images of both the landscape and members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Russ Jorzig, Days of 49 Inc., 2000.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 2000-12, William H. Illingworth photograph of the Black Hills Expedition in Castle Creek Valley, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Illingworth photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 4605, and the BAE historical negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2000-12


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stereographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Black Hills Expedition (1874) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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