Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.91-25
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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circa 1910-1912
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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5 Printed postcards
color halftone, halftone, and collotype
71 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (prints, mostly on postcard paper)
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made and collected by Arthur Earl Patton documenting life on and near the Flathead Indian Reservation. They include images of Salish people, cowboys, storefronts and buildings, carriages and wagons, automobiles, railroads, a river boat, and scenic views. Locations include Ravalli, Polson, and St. Ignatius in Montana, as well as Mandan, North Dakota. The collection includes some postcards by Thiri's Aerial View Service (T.A.V.S.), L. G. Bigelow, C.C. Slack & Co., and Charles E. Morris Co.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Arthur Earl Patton lived on the southern edge of the Flathead Indian Reservation near Arlee, Montana. He moved there about 1911 and stayed five years, obtaining 160 acres of land in accordance with the Homestead Act of 1862.
Administration
Custodial History note
Donated by Ralph K. Patton, Arthur Earl Patton's son, with Flathead artifacts to the National Museum of Natural History in 1990 (accession 387053). Photograph album transferred to the National Anthropological Archives in 1991.
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 91-25, Arthur Earl Patton photograph album relating to the Flathead Indian Reservation and surrounding areas, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Flathead artifacts, including a buckskin shirt, buckskin gauntlets, a beaded leather belt, and a buckskin money belt, which were donated with the album can be found in the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 387053.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Charles E. Morris photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 25 and Photo Lot 59.
Location of Other Archival Materials
An additional Thiri's Aerial view Service photograph held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 91-25
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USNM ACC 387053
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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