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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
circa 1868
Russell, Andrew J. (1829-1902)
Views of the American West
One photograph album entitled, "Views of the American West," taken by Andrew J. Russell. Consists of 30 albumen prints, each with a typed caption below each photograph. Photographs capture scenes of the developing American West and emphasize the...
GLC04349
circa 1835
American Protectorate
One print of James Monroe labelled, "American Protectorate." Likely used as a cigar box label. Alongside Monroe's portait are depictions of North and South America. Mexico and Cuba are also labelled. Text with a scroll commemorates the signing of the...
GLC08878.1247
Himmelberger & Noll
One print of James Monroe labelled, "American Protectorate." Likely used as a cigar box label. Alongside Monroe's portait are depictions of North and South America. Mexico and Cuba are also labelled. Text with a scroll on the right commemorates the...
GLC08878.1248
circa 1910
[Grace Nash with Native Americans at Indian School]
One photograph of Grace Nash with Native Americans dated circa 1910. Features Nash standing in front of trees with two unnamed Native American girls on either side of her. A note on the back of the photo reads, "Grace Nash with Indians at Indian...
GLC09941
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
6 October 1902
Sherzer, Edwin B.
to Clara M. Miller
A American-Russian Company to develop Atlantic. Has made an arrangement to go home.
GLC05755.098
06 October 1912
Roosevelt, Kermit (1889-1943)
"Col. Roosevelt standing beside a water buffalo which he has shot."
Photograph taken by Theodore Roosevelt's son, Kermit Roosevelt. Ink definition added to Roosevelt, gun and water buffalo. Stamp of New York Sunday American on reverse.
GLC07002.85
26 January 1902
Getting news of the Boer War; Dreamed he had married her.
GLC05755.074
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
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