Photographs by C. C. Pierce, G. Wharton James, and Frank H. Nowell of Navajo, Hopi, Pima, Havasupai, Flathead and Seminole Indians. Included are views of cliff dwellings, villages, and kivas and photographs of weaving, pottery making and other activities in Shipolovi, Shongopovi, and Mishongnovi pueblos, and views of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. In New Mexico, views include an old church and the feast of St. Stephen at Acoma, and the village of Laguna and In Colorado, there is one photograph of the Cliff Palace in Marcus Canyon. In Montana, the photographs consist entirely of portraits of Flathead Indian families, chiefs, and warriors. There is one photograph of Alaskan basketry, and a single portrait of the Seminole chief Billy Bowlegs in Florida
Description:
Photographs are mounted on boards, and are accompanied by typescript captions. Six photographs are accompanied by maps of Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Flathead and Seminole Indian Reserves. A single print has extensive hand coloring.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona, Grand Canyon (Ariz.), Acoma (N.M.), Laguna (N.M.), Walpi (Ariz.), and Oraibi (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Hotte, Arthur.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Navajo Indians, Salish Indians, Pima Indians, Seminole Indians, Hopi Indians, Pueblo Indians, Rites and ceremonies, Kivas, Pueblos, Snake dance, Indian baskets, and Cliff-dwellings
Print shows a Blackfoot (Siksika) Native American man on horseback, carrying a long gun, and looking back toward another rider. He is wearing moccasins, leggings, animal hide clothing, and has feathers in his hair
Alternative Title:
Indien Pieds Noir a cheval and Blackfoot Indian on horse-back
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Print published in Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867. Travels in the interior of North America (London: Ackermann and co., 1843); volume 1, plate 19.
Publisher:
Ackerman & Co., J. Hölscher, Arthus Bertrand, and Imp. de Bougeard
Subject (Topic):
Siksika Indians, Indians of North America, and Horses
Reproduction of a painting by Seth Eastman that depicts in the foreground two Native Americans on horseback, one with a long gun, the other with bow and arrow, hunting buffalo. In the background, the scene is of the riverine plains. The upper three-quarters of the image are of sky
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Below image, centered: Pl. 9.
Publisher:
Lippincott, Grambo & Company
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)
Subject (Topic):
American bison hunting and Indians of North America
Print shows miners, Caucasians, Native American men, one African-American man, and one woman; panning and digging for gold along the Sacramento River in California. Some figures at left are seen holding gold nuggets in their hands; others at right are fighting; miners using various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles; mining camp and rolling hills in distance
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +204: On sheet 29 x 37 cm. and At foot of print: 370.
Publisher:
Kelloggs and Comstock and Ensign and Thayer
Subject (Geographic):
California and Sacramento River (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Gold panning, Indians of North America, African Americans, and Gold discoveries
Print shows miners, Caucasians, Native American men, one African-American man, and one woman; panning and digging for gold along the Sacramento River in California. Some figures at left are seen holding gold nuggets in their hands; others at right are fighting; miners using various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles; mining camp and rolling hills in distance
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +205: On sheet 29 x 37 cm. and At foot of print: 370.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sacramento River (Calif.), and Sacramento River.
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Gold panning, African Americans, Indians of North America, and Gold discoveries
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
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., Title devised by cataloger., 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, Canada, and Hudson Bay.
Subject (Name):
Cotter, James L., 1839-1889. and Smith, R., photographer.
Subject (Topic):
Inuit, Clothing, Indian architecture, and Indians of North America
Title from accompanying envelope., "Drawings and linoleum blocks courtesy of the Batman Gallery, San Francisco. Proceeds from the sale of this group of drawings will go to the Native American Church to help legalize the use of peyote in California for the American Indian.", and One of the prints measures 28 x 43 cm. folded to 28 x 22 cm.
Reproduction of a work by Seth Eastman from a sketch by J. H. Eaton. Depicts Fort Defiance as built in 1851-1852. In the foreground, Native Americans approach the fort in a line on horseback; within the fort, U.S. Army soldiers drill. The fort is at the foot of an escarpment. One-third of the image is of sky
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Below image, centered: Pl. 29.
Promotional print for Buffalo Bill's New York stage play presents the Indigenous actor He Nu Kaw as a performer in the Buffalo Bill Combination; the central female figure is in stereotypical "Indian princess" dress with bow in left hand, quiver with arrows on her back; tiara-like band with star and feathers. Vignette of villiage life to her left
Alternative Title:
Handomest Indian madien in the world and Now with the Buffalo Bill Combination
Description:
Title from caption below image. Sub-title in red ink. and At head of image: Now with the Buffalo Bill Combination.
