National Anthropological Archives

Baker and Johnston photographs of Shoshoni and Arapaho people, circa 1880-1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-12
Creators:
Baker and Johnston
Dates:
circa 1880-1900
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
5 Cabinet photographs
albumen; mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Cabinet photographs, largely portraits, made by Baker and Johnston photographic studio. They may be part of a photographic series focusing on Shoshoni, Arapaho, and Apache people. Images include studio portraits of Black Coal, an Arapaho; Washakie, a Shoshoni chief; Sharpnose, an Arapaho; two Arapaho boys with bows and arrows; and Mollie, an Arapho woman posed with a baby in a carrier.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Charles S. Baker and Eli Johnston operated the Baker and Johnston photographic studio out of Evanston, Wyoming, circa 1880s. The studio was known for its landscape and portrait photography, particularly images of Shoshone, Arapaho, and Apache people.
Jane Richardson Hanks (1908-2014) was an anthropologist who studied the Kiowa and Blackfoot Indians and the people of Thailand.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Sent to Herman J. Viola, possibly by Jane Richardson Hanks, in May 1986.

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 87-12, Baker and Johnston photographs of Shoshoni and Arapaho people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Baker and Johnston can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4423, MS 4458, MS 4502, MS 4875, Photo Lot 24, and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center holds the Baker and Johnston collection of original glass plate negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Utah State University Special Collections and Archives also holds Baker and Johnston photographs.
Location of Other Archival Materials
An interview with Jane Richardson Hanks can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 2009-15.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-12

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Shoshone


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inunaina (Arapaho) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Studio portraits Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hanks, Jane Richardson, 1908- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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