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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph of Plenty Coups and John W. Scally at Pryor, Montana, circa 1927
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.86-46
- Dates:
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circa 1927
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Printsilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photograph depicting Chief Plenty Coups and John W. Scally at Pryor, Montana. John W. Scally holds a flag with Plenty Coups' name on it (spelled "Plenty Coos").
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
John W. Scally (1860-1930) was a licensed trader at Crow Agency and Pryor in Montana in the early 20th century. He learned the Crow language at Fort Custer, circa 1880, before beginning employment at E. S. Richardson's trading post on the Crow reservation, circa 1890. Scally opened his own general store at Crow Agency in the 1920s and served as Commissioner of Big Horn County. Scally collected Native American artifacts from battlefields, most of which were later sold to the Rodman Wanamaker Expedition, circa 1908.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Ann Scally Hokanson, John W. Scally's daughter, to the Department of Anthropology in 1988 (accession 361129).
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 86-46, Photograph of Plenty Coups and John W. Scally at Pryor, Montana, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Three Crow dolls, also from Ann Scally Hokanson, can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 361129.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Plenty Coups can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4423, Photo Lot 78-41, Photo Lot 81-7, Photo Lot 87-2, Photo Lot 90-1, and Photo Lot 89-8.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 86-46
, USNM ACC 361129
Keywords
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