National Anthropological Archives

Photograph of Native Americans in Bismarck, North Dakota, circa 1919

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.86-44
Dates:
circa 1919
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Copy print
1 Copy negative
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photograph depicting Native American men in suits and hats, women in scarves and shawls, and girls and boys standing outside of a building. One small boy is wearing a military uniform and carrying an American flag. The photograph was probably made in Bismarck, North Dakota, on September 10, 1919, when Woodrow Wilson stopped there on his national speaking tour for the League of Nations.
Handwritten on original image: "Some of Mrs. Melson's relations. Taken in Bismarck. Waiting to see W. Wilson."

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Original retained by Betty Ahrens.
Custodial History note
Original loaned by Betty Ahrens of the Smithsonian's Handbook of North American Indians Office for copying, 1979 (NAA ACC 79-47).

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 86-44, Photograph of Native Americans in Bismarck, North Dakota, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 86-44

Reproduction Note

Reproduction Note
Copy negative and print made by Smithsonian Institution, circa 1979.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Bismarck (N.D.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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