National Anthropological Archives

Copy photograph of Memorial to First Americans groundbreaking, 1913

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R82-55
Dates:
1913
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Copy negative
1 Copy print
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photograph made from a framed print depicting American Indians at groundbreaking ceremonies for Rodman Wanamaker's proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island, on February 22, 1913. Included in the image are Cheyenne chief Wooden Leg, Cheyenne chief Two Moons, Rodman Wanamaker, Crow chief Plenty Coups, Crow chief Medicine Crow, Crow Indian White Man Runs Him, and Oglala Sioux chief Jack Red Cloud. The original photograph may have been made by the Bain News Service.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
In 1913, department store owner Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928) sponsored a project that brought American Indians to New York for the groundbreaking of a proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island; however, the monument was never built. Wanamaker also sponsored three photographic expeditions between 1908 and 1913, intending to document the "vanishing race" of American Indians.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Copy negative donated by John M. Carroll, 1982.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot R82-55, Copy photograph of Memorial to First Americans groundbreaking, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs collected by Wanamaker can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 64.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of this event can be found in the Library of Congress in the George Grantham Bain Collection.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R82-55


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Medicine Crow Chief Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wanamaker, Rodman, 1863-1928 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Plenty Coups, 1848-1932 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Two Moon, 1847-1917 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Red Cloud, Jack Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
White Man Runs Him, approximately 1855-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wooden Leg, 1858-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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