Cartes-de-visite photographs created by photographers in the United States and Canada of Indians of North America, ca. 1860-1875. Images consist chiefly of portraits depicting men in traditional clothing, with a few examples of women and children. Tribal groups represented include Dakota, Fox, Navajo, Paiute, Paloos, Sauk, Shoshoni, Ute, and Yankton. Identified individuals include Spotted Tail, a Dakota chief; and Wolf Necklace (Harlish Washshomake), a Paloos chief. Another identified image consists of a copy photograph of a painting of Keokuk based on a daguerreotype made by Thomas Easterly in 1847 and Photographers and galleries represented include: A. W. Barker, Ottawa, Kansas; W. P. Bliss, Photographic Car; Charles Williams Carter, Salt Lake City, Utah; John N. Choate, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; William R. Cross, Niobrara, Nebraska; Duffin & Caswell, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Howard, Fort Bridger, Wyoming; Jackson Brothers Photography, Omaha, Nebraska; S. Park, Brantford, Ontario; Charles Roscoe Savage, Salt Lake City, Utah; Smith, Peabody, Kansas; A. W. Witherell, Keokuk, Iowa
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Barker, Anthony, 1930-, Bliss, W. P., Carter, Charles Williams., Choate, John N., Cross, W. R. (William R.), Hamilton, C. L., Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848., Mautz, Carl., Savage, C. R. 1832-1909. (Charles Roscoe),, Spotted Tail, 1823-1881., Witherell, A. W., Duffin & Caswell., and Jackson Brothers Photography.
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians, Fox Indians, Indians of North America, Navajo Indians, Paiute Indians, Paloos Indians, Sauk Indians, Shoshoni Indians, Ute Indians, and Yankton Indians
Studio portraits of entertainers created by Thomas Houseworth & Co. that comprise a portion of the Houseworth's Celebrities, ca. 1870-1880. Images include female burlesque actresses and dancers Viola Clifton, Lizzie McCall, Lulu Mortimer, and Mabel Santley, while other portraits depict actress Noko McCabe; actress and singer Emelie Melville; and acrobat and circus entrepreneur Edward W. Orrin
Description:
Letterpress captions on mounts.
Subject (Name):
Clifton, Viola., Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915., McCall, Lizzie., Melville, Emelie., Mortimer, Lulu., Orrin, Edward W., Santley, Mabel., and Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Acrobats, Actresses, Burlesque (Theater), Dancers, Entertainers, and Singers
Portraits of Ree and Sioux Indians, including Yellow Badger, Red Blanket, Crow King, Big Hand, Strikes Enemy (with his son, Bear's Entrails), Standing Holy as a young girl, Running Antelope, Gaul, Grey Bear (alone and with his wife and child), John Grass, Pau-Li-Na, Big John, Sitting Bull and Spread Face. Group portraits of Yellow Badger with The Youngest and High Cheek Bone, and of No Heart's three children (as adults). and There are two partially identified images, one of a teepee and the other of an unidentified Ree Indian
Description:
Letterpress captions on most mounts. and Accompanied by a box list.
Publisher:
Z. Gilbert
Subject (Geographic):
South Dakota.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Arikara Indians, and Dakota Indians
