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National Anthropological Archives
Rock Island Arsenal photograph collection related to the Wounded Knee Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn, Sauk and Fox Indians, n.d.
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.R82-57
- Creators:
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Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.)
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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11 Copy prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Images include gathering of the dead after the Massacre at Wounded Knee, January 1, 1891; a portrait of the wife of Chief Montana and captured Sioux warriors and United States Army soldiers after the Battle of Little Big Horn. A large portion of the collection represents Rock Island County history and includes images of Keokuk, chief of the Sacs Indians; Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sacs Indians; Logan Ka-ka-que, grandson of Black Hawk; Se-us-kuk, son of Black Hawk; Mary Ka-ka-que, great-great-granddaughter of Black Hawk; Jesse Ka-ka-que, great-grandson of Black Hawk; part of a Fox Indian memorial post placed at the grave of Colonel George Davenport; and summer and winter homes for Sac and Fox Indians.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Rock Island Arsenal is located on an island in the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. With the construction of Fort Armstrong in 1816, it was established as a government site. Fort Armstrong, located just a few miles from the principal Sac and Fox village, was one of a series of western frontier defenses built by the army. The treaty ending the Black Hawk war was signed at Fort Armstrong in 1832, and the fort was garrisoned until 1836.
Administration
Author
NAA Staff
Custodial History note
Copy prints donated by James R. Cooper, Chief of the Historical Office at Rock Island Arsenal, 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 R82-57, Rock Island Arsenal photograph collection related to the Wounded Knee Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn, Sauk and Fox Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by the Northwestern Photographic Company can be found in the national Anthropological Archives in MS 4464, 4598, and 4574, and Photo Lots 24 and 90-1.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R82-57
Bibliography
Bibliography
Photographs published in Rock Island County Historical Society and Historical Section of the Davenport Academy of Sciences, Official book of the Fort Armstrong Centennial Celebration: 1816-1919, Rock Island, IL: E.O. Vaile, Jr., 1916.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sauk & Fox
Meskwaki
Sioux
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States. Army | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Northwestern Photographic Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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