Photographs show groups of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians posed in front of tipis, tents, and trees, most likely in what is now Oklahoma. A few wear western clothing, and a white man and boy appear in some images. Individuals pictured include Mrs. Scabby Bull, Ethel Black Wolf, Rabbit Run, Wolf Chase, Coal A Fire, Strik-em-First, Singing Man, Jay Gould, Big Timber, and Myrtle Bad Man, among others. Two views of the Arapaho camp and one of the Cheyenne camp are taken from a distance. The album also contains two photographs of Niagara Falls.
Description:
Manuscript captions throughout. and Photographer unidentified.
Subject (Geographic):
Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation (Okla.)--Pictorial works, Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--Pictorial works, and Oklahoma--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Arapaho Indians--Portraits, Cheyenne Indians--Portraits, Indian reservations--Oklahoma--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Pictorial works, and Tipis--Pictorial works
A set of stereograph photographs in a slipcase created and distributed by Norman A. Forsyth of Butte Montana, with printed captions documenting the activities of Blackfeet (Siksika) Indians during an encampment probably at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, ca. 1920., Identified Siksika individuals include Little Dog, Left Hand, Bear Chief, and Black Bear, and Images include depictions of costumes and activities related to ceremonial dances, including the Sun Dance, Grass Dance, and Choosing Dance. Other images include views of tipis, travois, Native American women working with a sewing machine, and an image of Cree women roasting a dog.
Publisher:
N. A. Forsyth,
Subject (Geographic):
Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bear Chief,--Siksika Indian, Forsyth, N. A.--(Norman A.),--1869-1949, Left Hand,--Siksika Indian, and Little Dog,--Siksika Indian chief
Subject (Topic):
Cree Indians--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Pictorial works, Siksika Indians--Pictorial works, Tipis--Pictorial works, and Travois--Pictorial works.--lctgm