National Anthropological Archives

Copy tintype of William S. Soule photograph of Stumbling Bear, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.99-31
Creators:
Soule, William S. (William Stinson), 1836-1908
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Tintype
copy
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Modern copy tintype of William S. Soule's portrait of Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear holding bow and arrows. The original photograph was made circa 1870 and produced as albumen cabinet cards.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
William Stinson Soule (1836-1908) was the photographer at Fort Sill (now in Oklahoma) from its founding in 1869 to the end of the Indian campaigns in 1874-1875. Soule moved from New England circa 1868, first working as a photographer at Fort Dodge, Kansas, then at Camp Supply with General Philip Sheridan's campaigning troops. As the photographer for the United States Army at Fort Sill, he photographed the construction of the fort as well as many of the people and events associated with the Indian Wars in that area. Soule left Fort Sill in 1875 to return to Boston, where he joined his brother's Soule Photograph Co. and then operated the Soule Art Company until his death.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Al Camblin, 1999.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 99-31, Copy tintype of William S. Soule photograph of Stumbling Bear, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Soule photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4599, MS 4791, Photo Lot 3912, MS 2531, Photo Lot 24, and the BAE historical negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 99-31


Keywords

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