National Anthropological Archives

John B. Shoberg portraits of Plains chiefs, 1918

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.83-30
Creators:
Shoberg, John B.
Dates:
1918
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
5 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Portraits of Chief Curly Bear, Chief Big Spring, Chief Shoots, Chief Little Chief, and the wives of Curly Bear, Little Chief, and Little Light. The chiefs wear war bonnets and medals and were among "the last of the 1870-1880s Indian Chiefs of the Indian/White wars, and their squaws. . . brought to Minneapolis to have oil paintings made. . . for the T. B. Walker Art Gallery." The photographs were made by Shoberg at the Lou Sweet studio in Minneapolis.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by John B. Shoberg, 1983.

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 83-30, John B. Shoberg portraits of Plains chiefs, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Chiefs Curly Bear and Little Chief can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24 and the BAE historical negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-30

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Blackfeet


Keywords

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Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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