National Anthropological Archives

Richard A. Pohrt photographs of Crow and Gros Ventre men, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.93-15C
Creators:
Pohrt, Richard A.
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
2 Copy prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by Richard A. Pohrt, including an image of a Crow man in warrior regalia on horseback, identified by Pohrt as being Spotted Jack Rabbit on the basis of comparison with Rinehart negative #782 (in Photo Lot 59), and an Assiniboin or Gros Ventre camp with two men and tipis.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Richard A. Pohrt was a prolific collector of Native American artifacts with his mentor Milford G. Chandler. The two met in Flint, Michigan, where Pohrt worked in the personnel department at A. C. Sparkplug and Chandler was an automotive engineer and gunsmith. The pair collected more than 4,000 objects created by Eastern Woodlands, Prairies, and Plains peoples, which prompted an exhibit and a book, both entitled "Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Collecting of Chandler and Pohrt."

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Richard A. Pohrt, February 1972.

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 and access.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 93-15C, Richard A. Pohrt photographs of Crow and Gros Ventre men, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional donations from Pohrt held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4508, MS 4703, MS 4574, MS 99-44, MS 1999-24, and copies in the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Flint Institute of the Arts holds the Chandler-Pohrt Collection of artifacts.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 93-15C

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Assiniboin


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Assiniboine (Stoney) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
A'aninin (Gros Ventre) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Horses Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tipis Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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