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National Anthropological Archives
Colonel Gus Artsman photograph collection from Fort Sumner, circa 1865
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.78-5
- Creators:
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Artsman, Gus, Colonel
- Dates:
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circa 1865
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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4 Copy negatives35 mm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Three portraits of Native Americans of the Southwest, probably Navajo or Mescalero, and one image of two Dakota people. The portraits were likely made at Fort Sumner and may have been made by Artsman. The image of Dakota individuals is probably a commercial photograph.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Colonel Gus Artsman was an army officer who served at Ft. Sumner, New Mexico, around 1864-1866.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Paul Brandes, Artsman's grandson, 1977.
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 78-5, Colonel Gus Artsman photograph collection relating to Fort Sumner, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 78-5
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Apache
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sioux | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fort Sumner (N.M. : Fort) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mescalero Apache | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diné (Navajo) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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