Carte-de-visite photographs of Sioux and Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, Fort Snelling, Fort Garry; of Red River train carts in St. Paul; and of people escaping from the Red River uprising. There are many portraits of Sioux Indians, some of them identified as having been executed for their part in the Red River massacre. There are also images of Sioux Indians in camps, of Chippewa chiefs, as well as of an Indian school run by "Miss Allen," and of Sioux Indian boys at the Bishop Seabury Mission School in Faribault, Minnesota. Photographers include Joel E. Whitney, Benjamin F. Upton, Hoard & Tenney, and S. J. Morrow. Many of the photographs are on Martin's Art Gallery mounts, or variants: Martin's Gallery of Indian Portraits, Martin's Gallery of Minnesota Views
Description:
Title and dates from typescript title page., Manuscript and letterpress captions on mounts., and Album rebound by Conservation Studio so that verso captions may be seen. Original photograph sleeves have been retained for caption information.
Subject (Geographic):
Minnesota. and Minnesota
Subject (Name):
Bishop Seabury Mission.
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians, Wars, 1862-1865, Indians of North America, Prisoners, and History
