Photographs of Red Cloud and principal chiefs of Dacotah Indians, taken on their visit to Washington, D.C., May, 1872
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Description
- Title
- Photographs of Red Cloud and principal chiefs of Dacotah Indians, taken on their visit to Washington, D.C., May, 1872
- Creator
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
- Contributor
- Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
- Published / Created
- 1872.
- Publication Place
- Washington
- Publisher
- Gibson Brothers, printers
- Abstract
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Studio portrait photographs of Dakota Indian delegates to the United States created by the photographic studio of Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C., for the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England, 1872. The imprints for the leaves, which include the title for the collection and a contents page, are on mounts printed by Gibson Brothers, Printers, Washington, D.C.
Images of men include Big Foot (Che-Tan-Keah), Blue Horse (Shon-Keh-Tah), Cayote (Tshan-Gma-Ne-Toh), Dirt Face (Ma-Ka-The-Kon), Good Buffalo (Ta-Tan-Kah-Nua-Sh-Tah), Hard Heart (Tshan-The Shout-Ah), High Wolf (Tchan-Gm-Ani-Tah-an Ka-Ti-Ah), Lone Wolf (Tchan-Gm-Ani-To-I-Sh-Na-Lah), One Afraid of the Eagle (Vua-Lluh-Ko-Ke-Pah), Poor Elk (E-Ka-Ta Ta-Ma), Red Cloud (Ma-Kpe-Ah-Lou-Tah), Red Dog (Shon-Kan Lou-Tah), Slow Bull (Ta-Tan-Kah Hun-Ki-Sh-Neh), Stabber (Vua-Sha-Peh), Two Elks (I-Hh-A-Tah-Num-Pah). An image of two men depicts a seated Red Cloud shaking hands with William Blackmore
Images of women consist of Ear of Corn (Va-How-A-Pah), the wife of Lone Wolf, and White Hawk (Ta-Chon-ka-Ska), the wife of Big Foot
- Description
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Title from accompanying title and contents leaves.
Presentation case imprinted "Photographs of Red Cloud & His Braves."
Photographs are mounted on boards with typescript captions. - Provenance
- Gift of Othniel Charles Marsh, 1899.
- Extent
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31 photographic prints : 14.0 x 10.0 cm. on mounts 30.5 x 25.3 cm.
2 leaves 30.5 x 25.3 cm. - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos 394
- Related Resource Online
- View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portraits
Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Studio portraits - Material
- albumen prints, b & w ;
- Subject (Name)
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Big Foot, d. 1890
Blackmore, William, 1827-1878
Blue Horse
Cayote
Dirt Face
Ear of Corn
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.
Hard Heart
Lone Wolf, Dakota Indian
One Afraid of the Eagle
Poor Elk
Red Cloud, 1822-1909
Red Dog, Dakota Indian
Slow Bull
Two Elks
White Hawk
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Dakota Indians
Indians of North America
Government relations - Subjects
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Big Foot, d. 1890 > Portraits
Blackmore, William, 1827-1878 > Portraits
Blue Horse > Portraits
Cayote > Portraits
Dirt Face > Portraits
Ear of Corn > Portraits
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Hard Heart > Portraits
Lone Wolf, Dakota Indian > Portraits
One Afraid of the Eagle > Portraits
Poor Elk > Portraits
Red Cloud, 1822-1909 > Portraits
Red Dog, Dakota Indian > Portraits
Slow Bull > Portraits
Two Elks > Portraits
White Hawk > Portraits
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
Dakota Indians > Portraits
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Portraits
Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Alexander Gardner, Photographs of Red Cloud and Principal Chiefs of Dacotah Indians. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 1510198
- Object ID (OID)
- 2019831