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National Anthropological Archives
C. S. Fly photograph of Geronimo, 1886
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-15
- Creators:
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Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901
- Dates:
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1886
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Copy print1 Copy negative
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Copy of photograph depicting Geronimo holding rifle, made during negotiations for Geronimo's surrender to federal authorities, March 25-27, 1886.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Camillus Sidney Fly (1849-1901) was a photographer and owner of Fly's Photography Gallery in Tombstone, Arizona. In March 1886, he accompanied General George Crook to photograph negotiations with Geronimo in Canyon de Los Embudos.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Copy negative donated by Mildred Tucker, 1980. The negative had been made by her husband, a photographer who also took copy jobs.
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 81-15, C. S. Fly photograph of Geronimo, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Original C. S. Fly prints depicting Geronimo at these negotations, including an original of this copied image, can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 87-2P and Photo Lot 24.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds Camillus S. Fly photographs and negatives from 1886.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81-15
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution, 1980.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Apache
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Chiricahua Apache | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Geronimo, 1829-1909 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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