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    • The defiance of Roman Nose

    • The defiance of Roman Nose

    • Shows Roman Nose, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, on horseback at the Battle of Beecher Island. A group of spectators on horseback cheer him on.

    • Cheyenne Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Roman Nose.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Major-General William T. Sherman

    • Major-General William T. Sherman

    • Image on Harper's weekly title page shows a bust portrait of Major-General William T. Sherman. Sherman has a beard and wears a military uniform that includes a double-breasted jacket with a belt, an upright collar, a bow tie and officer's shoulder...

    • Generals--American--1860-1870.; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.

    • 1864 June 4
    • Pueblo farmers watching their crops

    • Pueblo farmers watching their crops

    • Cover of "Harper's Weekly A Journal of civilization, Vol. XXXIV.-No. 1763... New York, Saturday, October 4, 1890." Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native American Pueblo Indians by a branch-shelter and tilled fields.

    • Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Farms--New Mexico--1890-1900.

    • 1890 October 4
    • The harvest dance of the Pueblo indians of New Mexico

    • The harvest dance of the Pueblo indians of New Mexico

    • Illustration from Harper's Weekly, black and white reproduction of a painting shows Native American dancers, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, shows spectators on adobe buildings; costumes include breechcloths, animal tails, and tablet headdresses...

    • Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.

    • [between 1893 and 1895?]
    • An incident in Rocky Mountain sheep-hunting

    • An incident in Rocky Mountain sheep-hunting

    • Image on Harper's weekly title page shows three bighorn sheep on a steep, rock ledge in the Rocky Mountains. Shows the silhouette of two hunters and a rifle in the distance.

    • Mountain sheep hunting--1890-1900.

    • 1899 April 15
    • The great solar eclipse

    • The great solar eclipse

    • Image on Harper's weekly title page shows a total solar eclipse in the sky. Men and women stand on a mountain pass, probably Argentine Pass in Clear Creek County or Summit County, Colorado, and point or look up at the eclipse.

    • Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Eclipses--Colorado--1870-1880.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1870-1880.; Spectators--Colorado--1870-1880.

    • 1878 August 24
    • General Custer presenting captured battle-flags at the War Department, Washington

    • General Custer presenting captured battle-flags at the War Department, Washington

    • Image on Harper's weekly title page shows General George A. Custer in Washington D.C. Custer wears a military uniform and presents tattered Confederate battle flags held by Confederate soldiers, captured at the Battle of Cedar Creek, to dignitaries...

    • Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Generals--American--District of Columbia--Washington--1860-1870.; Military parades & ceremonies--District of Columbia--Washington--1860-1870.; Military standards--Confederate--1860-1870.; Prisoners--District of...

    • 1864 November 12
    • General Sam Houston, Governor of Texas, photographed by Brady.

    • General Sam Houston, Governor of Texas, photographed by Brady.

    • Image on Harper's weekly page shows a bust portrait of Sam Houston. Houston has curly hair and mutton chops, and wears a suit, silk bow tie and a woven overcoat. He wears rings and poses with a cane and a hat.

    • Governors--Texas--1860-1870.; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.

    • 1861 March 30
    • General Nelson A. Miles

    • General Nelson A. Miles

    • Image on Harper's weekly title page is a portrait of General Nelson A. Miles. Miles has a handlebar moustache, stands with crossed arms and wears a military uniform with a cummerbund, a sash, fringed officer's epaulettes, probably velvet cuffs, and...

    • Generals--American--1890-1900.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.

    • 1891 April 18
    • A whaling station on the California coast

    • A whaling station on the California coast

    • View of the Pacific Ocean, men flaying a whale, smokestacks of a rendering plant, and a seaman with a telescope, in California. The Harper's Weekly masthead depicts an artist's palette, a lyre, globe, and telescope.

    • Fishermen--California--1870-1880.; Fishing industry--California--1870-1880.; Whaling--California--1870-1880.

    • 1877 June 23
    • Reality on the plains

    • Reality on the plains

    • A uniformed soldier with head bandages stands over the body of a shirtless dead man. The soldier has a saber at his side and a hat in his hand, the dead man has an arrow in his chest and a picture of a girl near his outstretched hand.

    • Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Soldiers--1870-1880.

    • [1940-1970?]
    • The last shot

    • The last shot

    • A white man shoots a Native American (Plains) man as he holds a tomahawk. The men's horses are nearby.

    • Indians of North America--War--Great Plains--1860-1870.; Fights--1860-1870.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Custer expedition

    • Custer expedition

    • The four illustrations show Custer's encounters with Native American Sioux. Illustrations include: "The Platte River at North Platte," "Traveling on a prairie canon," "General Custer's interview with Pawnee Killer" and "Sioux Indians attempting to...

    • Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Military camps--1860-1870.; Military officers--1860-1870.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.

    • [between 1940 and 1960?]
    • Sioux Indians attempting to stampede General Custer's horses

    • Sioux Indians attempting to stampede General Custer's horses

    • Native American Sioux men on horseback above General Custer's tent camp.

    • Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Military camps--1860-1870.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876--Homes & haunts.

    • [between 1940 and 1960?]
    • Indians on the war-path

    • Indians on the war-path

    • Native American Sioux charge, on horseback, wearing face paint, and carrying shields, rifles, spears, and staffs.

    • Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960?]
    • Closing scenes of the Apache war

    • Closing scenes of the Apache war

    • Two scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top: "Geronimo and His Band" shows Geronimo center on horseback, his band flanking with rifles. Bottom: "General Crook's Conference with Geronimo" shows the Apaches and U.S....

    • Chiricahua Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Generals--Mexico--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.;...

    • 1886 April 24
    • An Indian Foray

    • An Indian Foray

    • Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback kidnap a white woman and steal livestock.

    • Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cattle raids--1870-1880.; Kidnappings--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Population of an Indian village moving

    • Population of an Indian village moving

    • Native American (Plains) men, women, and children move camp, horses pull travois.

    • Indians of North America--Great Plains--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Crook's Expedition

    • Crook's Expedition

    • A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback approach a group of white men who escort a wagon train, part of General George Crook's expedition.

    • Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • The Indian Question- Red Cloud Agency Distributing goods.

    • The Indian Question- Red Cloud Agency Distributing goods.

    • Native Americans (Sioux) gather near the F.D. Yates' Trading Company to receive goods in Nebraska. Horses with travois and saddles stand nearby.

    • Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Food relief--1870-1880.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Indians trading at a frontier town

    • Indians trading at a frontier town

    • Native American (tribe unknown) men and women trade with white men in a town. One woman wears a cradleboard. Prominent signs read: "Cigars", "Shaving 25 [cents]", "Hair Cutting 45 [cents]", and "Western Clo[thing]".

    • Indian traders--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Sioux Indians in ambush preparing to attack settlers

    • Sioux Indians in ambush preparing to attack settlers

    • Native American (Sioux) men crouch behind a fence as they wait to attack a farm. One man holds a rifle and wears a bow and quiver.

    • Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ambushes--1860-1870.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Burning the Cheyenne village near Fort Larned, Kansas

    • Burning the Cheyenne village near Fort Larned, Kansas

    • White men in military uniforms set fire to a Native American (Cheyenne) village near Fort Larned, Kansas.

    • Cheyenne Indians--War--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Fires--1860-1870.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Within the medicine lodge

    • 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?]
    • Indians gambling for the possession of a captive

    • Indians gambling for the possession of a captive

    • Native American (Plains) gamble near covered wagons. Shows a woman bound to a wagon wheel, and a man being dragged toward the gamblers.

    • Indians of North America--Great Plains--1870-1880.; Gambling--1870-1880.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • The Buffalo dance

    • The Buffalo dance

    • Native American (tribe unknown) men take part in a Buffalo dance around a fire. Spectators and tipis are nearby.

    • Buffalo dance--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.

    • [between 1940 and 1960]
    • Lrataba, chief of the Mojaves

    • Lrataba, chief of the Mojaves

    • Sitting portrait of a Native American (Mohave) man identified as Lrataba. He wears a suit coat, bow tie, long hair, and a head cover.

    • Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Mohave Indians--1860-1870.; Lrataba, Mohave Indian.

    • 1864?
    • The defence from the island

    • The defence from the island

    • The Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado, 1868, pitted Native American Cheyenne against the U. S. Cavalry. One white man and three horses have fallen, others wage the battle.

    • Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.

    • [between 1940 and 1970?]
    • Suspicious guests

    • Suspicious guests

    • A group of white men eye the approach of a Native American man into their camp. The Native American has one arm raised in peace as a "gracious concession," as other members of his party wait in the distance on horseback. The white men are cooking...

    • Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--1880-1890.

    • [between 1940 and 1970?]
    • In the pits

    • In the pits

    • Shows U. S. Cavalry soldiers during the Battle of Beecher Island, Arikaree River, Colorado, 1868. An officer hands a wounded soldier a drink of water as another man sips from a pool. A third prepares to fire his rifle. The battle was waged against...

    • Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.

    • [between 1940 and 1970?]
    • Old method of crushing ore

    • Old method of crushing ore

    • Five Native Americans crush and carry ore as an armed cowboy stands by and smokes a cigarette; the people that crush ore use only small hammers, those that carry the ore have full baskets. A cannon is pointed at the workers from across an enclosed...

    • Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.

    • 1878?
    • Pasqual, the Yuma chief

    • Pasqual, the Yuma chief

    • Head and shoulders portrait of Pasqual, a Native American (Yuma) man. His hair is unkempt on top with tightly woven braids drape down past his shoulders. He wears a shirt with buttons and grizzled facial hair.

    • Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Yuma Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Pasqual.

    • 1883?
    • The travaux pony

    • The travaux pony

    • Shows three Native Americans, one adult and children, on the back of a horse the travois that carries their belongings dragging behind.

    • Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Travois--1890-1900.

    • [between 1940 and 1970?]
    • Yuma Indians at home

    • Yuma Indians at home

    • Shows Native American (Yuma) men, women, and children in a domestic scene. Women and children tend a cooking fire as two men, one of whom is smoking a pipe, stand near brush shelters.

    • Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Yuma Indians--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--1880-1890.

    • 1883?
    • Indian horse-race

    • Indian horse-race

    • Two Native American men race horses down a thoroughfare lined by spectators. One of the horses is dark, the other is light and both are being urged on by the whips of their riders.

    • Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Horse racing--1890-1900.

    • 1900?
    • Short Robe and daughter in full dress

    • Short Robe and daughter in full dress

    • A Native American man and his daughter pose with a horse in front of a tepee. The man is identified as Short Robe and wears leggings, a blanket, a vest, and a hat. His daughter wears a fringed hide dress and necklaces.

    • Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--1890-1900.; Short Robe.

    • 1900?
    • Warriors dancing inside medicine-lodge

    • Warriors dancing inside medicine-lodge

    • A large group of Native American warriors dance in a medicine lodge, they circle a central pole; an American Flag flies in the background.

    • Indian dance--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Warriors--1890-1900.

    • 1900
    • Baby Lilly Tabor - from Tabor's scrapbook

    • Baby Lilly Tabor - from Tabor's scrapbook

    • View of Horace Tabor's scrapbook; shows clippings from "Harper' Bazaar" and the "Colorado Graphic," and illustrations of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor).

    • Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Scrapbooks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.

    • 1935
    • On the cattle range what's the show for a Christmas dinner, chief?

    • On the cattle range what's the show for a Christmas dinner, chief?

    • A man with fur chaps, gauntlets and a wide brimmed hat, holds the reins of his horse and stands in front of a Native American man at the entrance to a tepee. Shows a tomahawk on the ground and tepees at a camp in snowy woods.

    • Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.

    • 1890 December 20
    • In the mountains

    • In the mountains

    • View of travelers on top of a stagecoach on a mountain road. The women wear dresses with fitted bodices, full skirts, lace or ruffled trim, and hats. The men wear suits, neckerchiefs and hats. Two teams of horses kick up dust on the dirt road....

    • Horse teams--1870-1880.; Passengers--1870-1880.; Stagecoaches--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.

    • 1870 August 20

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