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1885
Unknown
Portraits of North American Indians
Photographs of Native Americans: Indian delegation photographs of War chiefs, war dance groups, married couples, children, etc. Images from 1858-1884.
GLC04490
1881
Smith, James L., (fl. 1816)
Autobiography of James L. Smith
One book entitled Autobiography of James L. Smith dated 1881. Smith writes about his life being enslaved as well as his escape, service in the Civil War and life after the war. The book is broken into twelve chapters.
GLC09945
1877/02/05
Schwatka, Frederick
to his father re: "the Indian question"
The letter notes that Sitting Bull, "is a myth. The[re] are about 75 to 100 chiefs who rank him," and that Crazy Horse is "the only war chief of importance." Also mentions Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.
GLC06913
circa 1895
Picking Cotton, Georgia
Eight African American men in a cotton field, looking at the photographer. The man in the center is wearing a suit, and the other men are wearing similair cotton shirts and slacks with hats. The men have cotton sacks around their shoulders, and a...
GLC09594
Strohmeyer & Wyman
Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A.
Two African American men, one girl, and four women picking cotton. A white man on a horse is in the background. The women and the girl wear the same plaid dresses, and there are two large baskets of cotton in the field. The title "Cotton is King...
GLC09593
1893
Smith, Amanda, (1837-1915)
An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith
One book entitled An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith published 1893. This book is broken into thirty six chapters and details Smith's life as a free woman after her father bought the freedom of his family during...
GLC09947
1907
Lee, James (fl.1907)
[Charge of the Color Troops--San Juan]
One chromolithograph entitled "Charge of the Color Troops - San Juan." The image depicts the 24th Colored Infantry Regiment at the Battle of San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898.
GLC09743
23 July 1877
Courtney, Fred (fl. 1877)
to P. Sanford
Reports that his regiment, the First Infantry, along with the twenty-second, have chased Sitting Bull into Canada. "We were out for 40 days with the 22nd along the little Missouri where we found a new camp of 60 lodges of Indians we followed them up...
GLC08982
1887
Finch, W. B. (fl. 1887)
[Albumen photograph of Crow Indian prisoners]
Shows Crow Indian prisoners after uprising guarded by soldiers with rifles. Includes Crazy Head, Knows his Coos, Jeff Bull, The Bank, Looks with His Ears, Big Hail, Carries His Food, and The Rock. Inscribed "#21" on mount.
GLC04591
19 June 1879
Brown, John Jr. (1821-1895)
to Alexander Milton Ross
Brown Jr. writes from Put-in-Bay Island located on South Bass Island (Lake Erie), Ohio. He mentions he will personally be traveling to Kansas and possibly Colorado to examine the land for the purpose of "settlement by Colored people of limited means...
GLC03007.56.11
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