Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874), born in Baltimore, accompanied William Drummond Stewart on an 1837 expedition to the Green River Valley, Wind River Mountains, and the eastern section of Oregon Territory. He was commissioned by Stewart to sketch the India
Description:
Watercolor and sepia paintings of Indians and western scenery, including one of William Drummond Stewart and Antoine Clement.
Subject (Name):
Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874 and Stewart, William Drummond, Sir, 1795 or 6-1871
Informal carte-de-visite photographs probably created by James L. Cotter documenting Inuit people and dwellings probably in the vicinity of the eastern coast of Hudson Bay or Belcher Islands, Canada, ca. 1867-1870. Images documenting the traditional costume of the Inuits include an informal portrait of a girl, in addition to group portraits of three women and two men and another group portrait of over sixty children, women, and men. Images documenting Inuit dwellings include a group of men and women in front of three igloos and sitting on top of a sled, two igloos without people, and a structure similar to a tipi with a wooden door.
Description:
James L. Cotter worked in various capacities from clerk to chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company, 1857-1888., Manuscript inscriptions and signatures on the rectos and verso of the photographic prints., and The mount on one photographic print bears a mark for R. Smith, Port Hope and Peterborough, Ontario.
Subject (Geographic):
Hudson Bay
Subject (Name):
Cotter, James L.,--1839-1889 and Smith, R.,--photographer
Subject (Topic):
Indian architecture--Hudson Bay--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Pictorial works, Inuit--Canada--Pictorial works, and Inuit--Clothing--Pictorial works
Photograph album and photographs of Montana, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
English translation of the deutscher Schrift inscription: Cheyenne scouts in the Camp, Location of image: Fort Keogh, Montana (Vicinity), and Transcription of the deutscher Schrift inscription: Cheyenne Kundschafter im Camp
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Keogh (Mont.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Casey, Edward W.--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Cheyenne Indians--Pictorial works and Indians of North America--Pictorial works
Photograph album and photographs of Montana, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
English translation of the deutscher Schrift inscription: Troop of the 1st Cavalry Regiment in camp on the Yellow River near Fort Koegh, Location of image: Yellow River, Montana, and Transcription of the deutscher Schrift inscription: 1. Troup I Cav. U.S.A. im Camp am Yellow Flusse [undeciphered abbreviation] Fort Koegh
Subject (Geographic):
Yellow River (Mont.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
United States. Army. Cavalry--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Pictorial works and Navajo Indians--Pictorial works
Photograph album and photographs of Montana, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
English translation of the deutscher Schrift inscription: Navajo scouts, Identified as Capitan Allen Smith with Navajo scouts, Location of image: Fort Wingate, New Mexico, and Transcription of the deutscher Schrift inscription: Navajo Kundschafter
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Wingate (N.M.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Pictorial works and Navajo Indians--Pictorial works