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032-003230035 Material Type Photographs

21. L.R.298.b.2, 3(110)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(110)
Title:
The mountain-sheep hunter — Sioux. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View from a low perspective of a Sioux hunter, holding a gun and standing on a rocky ridge: 'Mountain-sheep, grazing in the most inaccessible parts of the Bad Lands, were sought only by the more ambitious hunters.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

22. L.R.298.b.2, 3(88)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(88)
Title:
The Prairie Chief. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Teton Sioux chief mounted on his horse on the prairie: 'This picture was made on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota at a time when the Indians were assembled in a large encampment, reliving the days of old.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

23. L.R.298.b.2, 3(98)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(98)
Title:
Planning a raid. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of a group of Ogalala Sioux on horseback: 'The Indians, in their striking and characteristic costumes, unconsciously form themselves into most picturesque groups. This shows a party of Ogalala Sioux on a hill overlooking the valley of Wounded Knee creek, on the ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

24. L.R.298.b.2, 3(107)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(107)
Title:
An Assiniboin camp. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of four tipis pitched in a line next to woodland: 'In making their camps the Indians often choose most picturesque spots.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 item

25. L.R.298.b.2, 3(109)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(109)
Title:
Invocation — Sioux. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length outdoor portrait of a Sioux man making an invocation, with one arm upraised, at a boulder shrine: 'Scattered throughout the Indian country are found spots that are virtually shrines. These are often bowlders [sic] or other rocks which through some chance ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

26. L.R.298.b.2, 3(100)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(100)
Title:
A heavy load — Sioux. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Sioux woman trudging through snow-covered woodland, wrapped in a blanket and bearing a bundle of firewood on her back: 'Summer and winter the Sioux women performed the heavy work of the camp, and what was seemingly drudgery was to her part of the pleasu...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 item

27. L.R.298.b.2, 3(101)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(101)
Title:
Black Eagle — Assiniboin. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length full-face standing portrait of Black Eagle, an Assiniboin. He is wrapped in an animal skin and holds the wing of a bird. His biography is given in volume 3 of 'The North American Indian,' p.182: 'Assiniboin. Born in 1834 on the Missouri below Williston, N...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 item

28. L.R.298.b.2, 3(95)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(95)
Title:
In the land of the Sioux. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of three Ogalala Sioux men on horseback in a prairie landscape, the figures reflected in a pool in front of them: 'This picture illustrates the general character of the Sioux country. The broad, rolling prairie is broken by low hills, while here and there li...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

29. L.R.298.b.2, 3(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(83)
Title:
The Sun Dancer. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a sun dancer of the Teton Sioux: 'As they dance, the performers never leave the spot on which they stand, the movement consisting in a slight upward spring from the toes and ball of the foot; legs and body are rigid. Always the right palm is extended to t...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item

30. L.R.298.b.2, 3(87)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 3(87)
Title:
High Hawk. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of High Hawk, a Brulé Sioux. He is turned to the left, standing outside on the grassy plain: 'The subject is shown in all the finery of a warrior dressed for a gala occasion — scalp shirt, leggings, moccasins, and pipe-bag, all embroidered with p...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 item