National Anthropological Archives

Benjamin Franklin Upton photograph of Little Crow's daughters, circa 1962

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.99-25
Creators:
Upton, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)
Dates:
circa 1962
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Albumen print
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Carte de visite depicting Mdewakanton Dakota women identified as Little Crow's daughters. The photograph, which is part of the series Upton's Collection of Photographic Views, was possibly made in Mankato, Minnesota, after the Sioux uprising in 1962.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Benjamin Franklin Upton (1818-after 1901) was a daguerreotypist, photographer, and inventor. He began his career making daguerreotypes in Brunswick, Maine, (circa 1844-1847) then opened a gallery in Bath, Maine, where he obtained several patents for inventions and products associated with daguerreotyping. Upton and his family moved to St. Anthony, Minnesota, in 1856, where he photographed at Native American agencies nearby, including the Chippewa and Winnebago agencies and Dakota prisoners at Fort Snelling after the 1862 uprising. He copyrighted the series Upton's Collection of Photographic Views in 1865. Upton moved to Florida in 1875.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Photograph donated in 1999.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 99-25, Benjamin Franklin Upton photograph of Little Crow's daughters, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Upton may be found in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 90-1 and Photo Lot 99-4.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 99-25

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Mdewakanton


Keywords

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Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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