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National Anthropological Archives
United States National Museum Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to Native Americans, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-2P
- Creators:
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United States National Museum., Dept. of Anthropology.
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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3 Painted photographs8 Printshalftone and color halftone56 Photographic printsalbumen and silver gelatin10 Copy prints1 Stereographalbumen2 Engravings2 Color lithographs
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The bulk of the collection consists of portraits of identified Native Americans and some government officials and interpreters. It includes cabinet cards, other mounted prints, newspaper articles, illustrations, and a photographic postcard. Depicted individuals include American Horse, Oglala; Black Hawk, Sauk; Bob Tail, Cheyenne; Crowfoot, Hunkpapa; Gaul, Hunkpapa; Geronimo, Chiricahua; John Grass, Teton; Chief Joseph, Nez Perce; Little Wound, Oglala; Medicine Bull, Hunkpapa; Osceola, Seminole; Ouray, Ute; Litte Raven, Arapaho; Plenty Coups, Crow; Pocahontas, Powhatan; Rain in the Face, Hunkpapa; Red Cloud, Oglala; Red Iron, Dakota; Short Man, Piegan; Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa; Standing On Prairie, Siouan; Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant), Mohawk; Two Guns White Calf, Piegan; Two Moon, Cheyenne; and Washakie, Shoshoni.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates for some items available online.
Custodial History note
Some photographs collected in the Bureau of American Ethnology, but most appear to have been donated directly to the US National Museum (some by Victor Justice Evans and W. W. Anderson). This collection was found in 1972, along with other collections in Photo Lot 87-2, as something which had been set aside as a "problem collection," though this may only reflect that it had not yet been processed.
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 87-2P, United States National Museum Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-2P
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Apache
Blackfoot
Iroquois
Sauk & Fox
Sioux
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
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