National Anthropological Archives

Photograph of Tomahee, circa 1862

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.99-4
Creators:
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886 (probable photographer)
Dates:
circa 1862
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Stereograph
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Image of Tomahee wearing medals and a blanket and seated in front of a tipi, probably in Minnesota.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Tomahee was an eastern Dakota man who engaged United States troops during the Black Hawk War. This photograph was made during or shortly after the Sioux Uprising of 1862 and has been attributed to both Joel E. Whitney and Benjamin F. Upton.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Larry Gottheim, Fine Early Photographs, 1998.

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 99-4, Photograph of Tomahee, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Whitney held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 140, Photo Lot 80-18, Photo Lot 90-1, and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Upton held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 90-1.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 99-4

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Sioux (Eastern)


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Sioux Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Minnesota Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Upton, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) (possible photographer) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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