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- El Rito de los Frijoles Same- but several years later cliff and valley- Tyuonyi
- View of Native American (Anasazi) talus dwelling ruins near Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Park, New Mexico. The two and three story talus dwellings have large door holes and holes for vigas.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- The day of law
- Native American (Hopi) man sits crossleg on a mesa, a small fire in front of him, overlooking a valley. He wears a loin cloth and a knife on his belt, a feather on his head.
- Hopi Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Tatanka Ptieela, (Short Bull)
- Short Bull, Native American Oglala, Teton Sioux man, (Lakota) poses in front of a tree wearing a buckskin shirt with fringe, headdress and leggings; he holds a ceremonial pipe and a rifle.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Teton Indians--1900-1910.; Short Bull.
- 1900
- Chief Red Shirt of the Ogalala Sioux
- Chief Red Shirt, a North American Indian (Sioux, Lakota) and performer in "The Red Man," poses in front of a painted backdrop in the dirt arena in Empress Hall at the Golden West and American Industries Exhibition at Earls Court, London, England....
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--1900-1910.; Teton Indians--1900-1910.; Red Shirt.
- 1909
- The noted Chief Red Cloud
- Studio portrait of Chief Red Cloud (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota) seated and wearing a headdress, buckskin shirt and blanket over his legs; his son Jack Red Cloud stands next to him, wearing a vest and jacket.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--1900-1910.; Teton Indians--1900-1910.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Red Cloud, Jack.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Chief Red Cloud Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Chief Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Sioux, wearing a striped shirt and neck scarf.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- 1902
- Within the medicine lodge
- Native American (Blackfeet, Siksika) men stand in a large brush shelter with a central pole. Some men wear leather belts decorated with bells and feather headdresses.
- Indian dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Siksika Indians--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Other Medicine, Crow Indians
- Head and shoulders profile studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) man, identified as The Other Medicine. He wears long braids and holds a tomahawk and arrows across his chest.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Other Medicine.
- 1905
- Crazy Head
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Crazy Head, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a beaded shirt, a necklace with a beaded and fringed fur pelt pendant, and a beaded feather headdress.
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Crazy Head.
- 1908
- Two Moons as chief of the Cheyennes, gives a striking portrait
- Studio portrait (profile) of Two Moons, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a beaded feather headdress that is partially covered with a fur pelt.
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Crow Indian dance
- Native American Crows dance probably in southern Colorado; costume includes feather headdresses.
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Night fire
- Night view of a Native American (Crow) wrapped in a blanket, he stands in front of a tepee with his back to a camp fire.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1907?
- Little Crow Indian cemetery, on Oak Creek
- An elderly Native American (Crow) stands near a grave at the Little Crow Indian Cemetery on Oak Creek, possibly Wyoming. Other grave stones are in the area, a wooden church building is in the background on a vast plain.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--1900-1910.; Graves--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Crow dancers
- Two Native American (Crow) men pose in dance costumes near a tepee, other men look on. The dancers wear kilts, moccasins, fur around their ankles, bells, breast plates, necklaces, and ornamental head gear. Shows white men in the background, one...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Bull Goes Hunting
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) medicine man, identified as Bull Goes Hunting. He was also known to tribesmen of the Whistling Waters clan as Sees the Living Bull and Goes Around All the Time. He has a bird painted on his hide shirt,...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Bull Goes Hunting, Crow medicine man.
- 1906
- The Sentinel
- A Native American (Crow) man poses on horseback, on a ledge over an encampment, silhouetted against a sunset. He carries a staff and wears a headdress. Shows tepees.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.
- 1907
- The raiders
- Three Native Americans (Crow) on horseback pause to let their mounts drink from a stream. The men wear heavy clothing including blankets, coats, and fur.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Streams--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Dancing in the firelight
- Night view of a group of Native American (Crow) men dancing around a fire near tepees. One man plays a drum which he holds in his hand as four others circle. The dancer's wear breast plates, breech cloths, feather bustles, and head wear that...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Campfires--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Crow Indians
- View of an unidentified Native American (Crow) man on the banks of an unidentified river (possibly the Little Big Horn). He is bending over with one hand in the water and wears only a breech cloth.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Rivers--1900-1910.
- 1905
- The Owl Dance - Crow only
- Native American (Crow) men and women stand with arms around each others waists and their backs to the viewer as they perform the Owl Dance, an exclusively Crow ceremony. The wear a mix of traditional and Euro-American dress, costume items of note...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Salish Indians
- Portrait of a Native American (Coastal Salish) woman standing next to a canoe on a rocky beach. She wears a loose skirt, striped shirt, and shawl. The dug-out canoe contains plants and an oar.
- Coast Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Canoes--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Dakota Indian?
- A Native American man possibly Sioux (Lakota) poses in front of two tepees with a larger camp showing in distance. He wears a headdress, shirt with fringe and quillwork, and fabric wrapped around his leggings.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Dakota Indian?
- A Native American man possibly Sioux (Lakota) poses on horseback holding an eagle wing and wearing a headdress and leggings with quillwork. Brush shade shelters and a tent camp show in background.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--1900-1910.
- 1909
- The modern curio peddler, Little Bear, Chief of the Crees
- Standing portrait of Little Bear, chief of the Cree Native Americans carrying a staff, bow and arrows and a sack; he wears trousers, jacket, hat with scarves tied around his head and shoulders.
- Cree Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Bear, Cree Chief.
- 1907
- Smiley, T. E. 25, 28 years- a scout, 7 years police, his 28 years under Genls Crook and Miles.
- T. E. Smiley, a Native American Dakota Sioux scout and policeman poses with his horse loaded with supplies, outside a corral.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Pack animals--1900-1910.; Police--1900-1910.; Smiley, T. E.
- 1909?
- Making Indian camp, teepee village
- View of Native American, Sioux men, they erect tepee poles in a clearing surrounded by evergreens.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Indians, Dakota
- Two white women wearing long skirts and necklaces with crosses pose outside a tepee with a Native American Sioux man with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, he wears a hair pipe breastplate, vest with quillwork and leggings.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Emma White Bull No. 2, and Young White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) woman, identified as Emma White Bull and her baby, Young White Bull. She wears a blanket around her shoulders over a print dress and bead necklaces. She carries her baby on her back.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Young White Bull.; White Bull, Emma.
- [ca. 1906?]
- Henry Lone Bear
- Studio portrait (standing) of Henry Lone Bear, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, armbands, vest, a beaded and feathered headdress, a hair pipe breast plate, and a fur pelt decorated with metal over his shoulders....
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Lone Bear, Henry.
- [1909?]
- Oscar T. Dog- U. S. A.
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Oscar T. Dog, a Native American (Dakota Sioux) man. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, armbands, and vest, and a beaded feather headdress. A blanket is draped across his lap. He holds a beaded tobacco bag.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Dog, Oscar T.
- [1909?]
- Black Bull Sioux Chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Black Bull, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears moccasins and a scarf around his neck, and rests his hand on the back of a chair.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Black Bull.
- 1900 July 13
- Little Wolf, Little Kula, and Captain C. Lyon Berg
- Studio portrait (standing) of Captain Charles Lyon Berg, Little Wolf, and Little Kuhla, a white man, and Native American (Chyenne) man and girl. Little Wolf wears beaded moccasins, a blanket around his waist, and a feather headdress. Little Kuhla...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Little Kula.; Little Wolf, d. 1904.; Berg, Charles Lyon.
- 1908
- Eagle Man Sioux
- Eagle Man, a Native American (Sioux) poses for a studio portrait, he wears a fringed shirt, a beaded necklace, and feathers in his hair; he holds a wooden rifle from which a bunch of feathers hang.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Eagle Man.
- 1900
- Large group of Cheyenne Indians, Wild West Show
- A photomechanical reproduction of a stereographic view; shows a group of Native American (Cheyenne) men, women, and children as they pose on a sidewalk near a building. The men all wear feather headdresses and fur pelts over their braids. The women...
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Quanah Parker's family
- Shows Chief Quanah Parker with three of his wives, a son and a baby in a cradleboard. Parker, a Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come into the reservation system, wears a suit and hat. His wives are wrapped...
- Comanche Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.; Parker, Quanah,...
- 1905
- Geronimo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He wears a bead choker and a medal pendant.
- Chiricahua Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- [between 1902 and 1909]
- Geronimo- the greatest Indian chief- as a U. S. prisoner
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, a U. S. prisoner, poses outdoors near a group of tents. He wears a woven blanket and beaded cap.
- Chiricahua Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Prisoners--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909--Capture & imprisonment--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Looks Cloud
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Looks Cloud, an elderly Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket, earring, and feather roach.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Looks Cloud, Dakota Indian.
- 1900
- Chief Eagle Thunder Sioux
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Eagle Thunder, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a fringed shirt, medal, and beaded feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Eagle Thunder.
- 1900
- Blue Bird Sioux
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Blue Bird, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a painted buckskin shirt decorated with short fringe.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Blue Bird, Dakota Indian.
- 1900
- Clear Sioux
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Clear, a Native American (Sioux) man. He poses with a bow and arrows and wears body paint, a breechcloth, armbands, fur pelt decorated with medals, and a headdress with a taxidermy bird and feathers.
- Bow and arrow--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Body painting--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Clear Dakota Indian.
- 1900
- Red Fellow Sioux
- Studio portrait (standing) of Red Fellow, a Native American (Sioux) man. He holds a shield decorated with feathers and wears a bone necklace, feather headdress, and bustle.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Shields--1900-1910.; Red Fellow.
- 1900
- Black Bear Jr. Arapahoe
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Black Bear Junior, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a tomahawk pipe and wears a fur pelt and body paint.
- Arapaho Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Body painting--1900-1910.; Calumets--1900-1910.; Black Bear, Son of Chief Black Bear.
- 1900
- Wm. Frog Sioux
- Studio portrait (standing) of William Frog, a Native American (Sioux) man. He holds a shield decorated with feathers and wears a fur pelt bandolier.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Shields--1900-1910.; Frog, William.
- 1900
- Chief Blue Horse Sioux
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Blue Horse, an elderly Native American (Sioux) man. He holds a calumet and staff and wears a fringed shirt with quill work and a beaded feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Calumets--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Blue Horse.
- 1900
- Big Head
- Studio portrait (standing), of Big Head, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He holds a revolver and shield and wears a breechcloth, ammunition belt, body paint, and a feather roach.
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Body painting--1900-1910.; Shields--1900-1910.; Big Head.
- 1901
- Pahaka's (Buffalo Bill) farewell salute
- Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) rides at the head of a group of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Sioux men hold staffs decorated with feathers and wear moccasins, beaded leggings, and feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1907?]
- Dakota dance
- Native American (Sioux) men dance, the Sioux men wear feather headdresses and bustles, spectators stand nearby. Prominent signs read: "Big Cut In Pri[ces]", "Tom Sweeney Hardware Company", "Clothing, Boots, & Shoes Harness & Saddle New & Second...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indian dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Dakota dancers
- Native American (Sioux) men and women wait to dance, the Sioux men wear feather headdresses, spectators stand nearby. Prominent signs read: "Big Cut In [Prices]", "Tom Sweeney Hardware Company", "Clothing, Boots, & Shoes Harness & Saddle New &...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Conversation
- A Native American (Sioux) man and woman talk with a white man. The Sioux man wears a feather roach and a blanket.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]