Correspondence, loose manuscript and typescript pages, a scrapbook, and two photograph albums related to Samuel M. McCowan’s time as superintendent of the Phoenix Indian School in Phoenix, Arizona, and efforts creating the “Model Indian School” exhibi...
Description:
Samuel M. McCowan (1863-1924) was superintendent of the Fort Mojave Industrial School from 1890 to 1896 and Phoenix Indian School from 1897 to 1902 (both in Arizona), as well as the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma after 1902. In 1904, McCowan was r...
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona., Oklahoma., Arizona, Phoenix (Ariz.), and Saint Louis (Mo.)
Subject (Name):
McCowan, Samuel M., Chilocco Indian School., Phoenix Indian School, and Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Hand colored print reproduces a view of the San Felipe Pueblo, Katishtya in the Eastern Keres language, made during the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, which was led by W.H. Emory; mesas to left and right; pueblo structures center; to right...
Alternative Title:
San Felipe, New Mexico
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 287: In pencil, on mat, lower left: Emory's explorations, 1848.
Two Native Americans attack a group of American loyalists. One of the loyalists lies dead on the ground, another, fallen on his back, is about to be slaughtered by the Indian saying "Shelbu-n for ever." The second Indian, with a feathered headdress, p...
Alternative Title:
Shelburne's sacrifice
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by E. Dashery Febth. 10 [sic], St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and United States
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Indians of North America, Headdresses, Tomahawks, Butchers, Politics and government, and History
Printed ledger containing fifty-five undated drawings of individual and groups of Sioux standing and on horseback in yellow, pink, blue, brown and black crayon. The drawings are attributed to Sorrel Horse, whose name is written in pencil on the front...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Plains.
Subject (Topic):
Dakota art, Dakota Indians, Indians of North America, and Indian art
