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- San Ildefonzo Pueblo buffalo dance
- Native American (Tewa) men and women perform a buffalo dance, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. A row of dancers form a circle to round up other dancers in the role of the buffalo. The hunter dancers wear feather headdresses, kilts, bodypaint and...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San...
- Curley, Crow Scout, left foot on stump, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Curley, Crow male scout for General George Custer, holding rifle bag, standing with foot on rock in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- Indian School at Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Two American Indian (Pueblo) girls sit on an adobe wall in front of the Albuquerque Indian School, a boarding school in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. Men and women sit and stand in front of the Territorial style adobe building. A...
- Albuquerque Indian School--Buildings--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1890.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Boarding schools--New...
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians of North America. Dances
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians of North America. Dances
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians of North America captivities
- Moqui maidens
- Portrait of unidentified Native American (Hopi) maidens (girls) wearing mantas, blankets and hair whorls. Shows a weaving.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--1870-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1900.
- (between 1870 and 1900?]
- Spoon
- Shows a spoon made of buffalo horn of the Native American Santee Sioux, Mt. Vara River, Nebraska.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Santee Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Spoons--1800-1810.
- 1800
- Church basement west
- View of church ruins at Taos Pueblo (Native American), New Mexico; shows adobe walls and a tower.
- Catholic churches--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1840-1850.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1840-1850.; Ruins--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1840-1850.
- 1847
- The trapper and the Indians
- A naked man, the trapper John Colter, stands with arms raised and faces Native American (Blackfeet, Siksika) men who run toward him with spears, tomahawks and shields. Shows prickly pear cactus and shrubs on the ground in Gallatin County near the...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Siksika Indians--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Gallatin County (Mont.)--1810-1820.; Confrontations--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Fighting--Montana--Gallatin...
- 1856 May 10
- Pueblo of Taos - north pueblo
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, with Native Americans and adobe pueblo dwellings.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1850-1860.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1850-1860.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1850-1860.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1850-1860.
- 1857
- Shooting buffaloes with Colt's revolving pistol
- A man on horseback wears a fringed buckskin shirt and chaps, and shoots an American buffalo with a Colt revolving pistol. The man carries a rifle in a rifle case on his back. Native American, plains Indians with fringed leggings and feathers in...
- Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1850-1860.; Bison hunting--1850-1860.; Horseback riding--1850-1860.
- 1857
- Indian delegation at White House
- Native American (Sioux, Pawnee, Potawatomi, and Sac & Fox) men pose with white men near the White House in Washington, D. C. The Native American men wear leggings, blankets, bead necklaces, fur pelts, hats, feather roaches, and headdresses.
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1860.; Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Pawnee Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Potawatomi--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.;...
- 1858 January 1
- Pitcher
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) micaceous clay pitcher. The pitcher has a handle and an indented neck.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Pitchers--1860-1870.; Pottery--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Little Crow, a Sioux chief and leader of the Indian massacre of 1862, in Minnesota
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Santee Sioux) chief, identified as Little Crow. He wears a blanket around his waist, a suit coat over a light colored shirt, and a neck scarf.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Santee Indians--1860-1870.; Little Crow, d. 1863.
- 1862
- Chief Colorow
- Lithographic reproduction of a head and shoulders portrait of Chief Colorow, White River Band, Native American Northern Utes.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Colorow, ca. 1810-1888.
- 1862?
- U. S. Commissioners in council with Arapahoes & Cheyennes, U.S.A. Generals, Harrison, Sherman, Terry
- United States Army Generals, Harrison, Sherman, and Terry sit under a canvas tent and hold a council with Native American Arapahoes and Cheyennes.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Generals--American--1860-1870.; Meetings--1860-1870.; Tents--1860-1870.; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh),...
- 1862?
- Headquarters, Dept. of New Mexico. Santa Fé, N.M., June 15th 1863. General orders no.15.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.; Navajo Indians.; New Mexico--History--To 1876.
- 1863]
- Headquarters, Dept. of New Mexico. Santa Fé, N.M., June 15th 1863. General orders no.15.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.; Navajo Indians.; New Mexico--History--To 1876.
- 1863]
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Moccasin
- A pair of Native American (Cheyenne?) buffalo hide moccasins. They are undecorated, sewn and have ankle flaps.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Moccasins--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Antonio Azul, chief of the Pimos
- Portrait of Antonio Azul, Native American (Pima) chief. He is shirtless and wears a head cover.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pima Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Azul, Antonio.
- 1864?
- 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?
- Camp of Pawnee Indians on the Platte Valley
- Native American (Pawnee) men are on horseback probably near the Platte River in Nebraska. Shows tepees and distant, sparse trees. Men wear feather headdresses for a staged performance for members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Group of Mounted Pawnee Warriors
- Native American (Pawnee) men pose in a row beside a tepee, probably near the Platte River in Nebraska. Some of the men wear feather headdresses for a staged performance for members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company.--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Tipis--Nebraska--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Group of Pawnee Warr. & Palace Cars of U.P.R.R.
- Native American (Pawnee) men, hired for a staged performance for members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian, wear headdresses and woven blankets, and stand in front of a Union Pacific Railroad passenger car in Nebraska. Men and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Life on the plains
- Views of men in the assay room at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado; an overturned covered wagon, wagon train and tents in a storm; women cooking out of doors near tents; Native Americans shoot at settlers and a wagon train; North American Indians...
- Mint of the United States--Buildings--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Massacres--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Outdoor...
- 1866 October 13
- Ute Indians & ponies taken from life at Black Hawk C. T.
- View of Native American (Ute) men on horseback, white men and a boy, in front of a storefront, Blackhawk, Colorado Territory.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Boys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1866 September 1st
- "Billy" a Shoshone warrior
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Billy, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a blanket over his lap, a shirt, scarves over his braids, and a beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1870.; Billy Shoshone Indian.
- 1867
- Sioux tepees at North Platte, Nebr.
- Native American (Sioux) women and men and soldiers in uniform stand near tepees in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. The women wear shawls and skirts and hold young children. Shows dogs, possibly wagons and equipment.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; North Platte (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Tipis--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.
- 1867
- [Group of Piegan Indians] [art original].
- Piegan Indians--Pictorial works.; Indians in art.; Indians of North America--Pictorial works.; West (U.S.)--In art.; Oil paintings.
- 1867
- Seventh Cavalry scenes
- North American Indian (Lakota, Sioux) men on horseback attack Seventh (7th) Cavalry soldiers in probably Montana. The soldiers wear military uniforms, stand or kneel in a circle and hold rifles. Eagles, dogs, rabbits, deer, coyotes or wolves gather...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--War--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Skirmishing--1860-1870.; Cavalry--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--1860-1870.; Fighting--1860-1870.; Pets--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.
- 1867 August 17
- Cheyenne Indians attacking a working party on the Union Pacific Railroad
- Native American (Cheyenne) men on horseback ride toward white men who have their guns drawn.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.
- 1867 August 4
- Our Indian war sketches
- North American Indian (Arapahoe) men sit with military men in uniform, and smoke a calumet (pipe) near an Indian camp. The Indian men have long hair, necklaces or earrings, and sit wrapped in robes. One man wears a feather in his military hat....
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Calumets--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--1860-1870.; Military scouts--1860-1870.; Smoking--1860-1870.
- 1867 June 29
- Pawnee Chief
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man holding a small child. The man wears moccasins, leggings, a fur wrap around his waist, a print shirt, and a bead necklace. The child is obscured by the man's arms with the exception...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Fathers & children--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Pawnee
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man. He is shirtless and wears leggings, a cloth around his waist, necklaces, earrings, and a feather in his hair. He holds a war club in the crook of his right arm.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Clubs (Weapons)--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Pawnee
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man. He is shirtless and wears leggings, a blanket around his waist, necklaces, earrings, a woven sash over his right shoulder, and two feathers in his hair. He holds a tomahawk in his...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Delegation of Colorado Ute Indians together with white escorts in Washington D. C. who formulated the Kit Carson Treaty of 1868
- Image of a oval portrait of Kit Carson and a triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in...
- Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Indians, Ute, government relations, delegations
- A triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in Washington D. C. to sign the Kit Carson...
- Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Le Loup, Indien de la tribu des Yutes, - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Photographic reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Le Loup, Native American Ute, dress includes buckskin leggings.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Loup, Ute Indian.
- 1868
- Yulé et Quincy, chefs des Yutes (bande des Sabquatches)- dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Yule (Ouray?) and Quincy (Guerro?) Native American Ute chiefs of the Tabeguache band, both wear buckskin with fringe.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Quincy.; Yule.
- 1868
- Shawanôh, chef yute, envoyé à Washington en 1863 pour traiter avec le président Lincoln - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Shavano, Native American Ute chief, bare-chested wearing buckskin leggings and a pendant.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Shavano.
- 1868
- Pawnee Indians
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows a head and shoulders view of three Native American (Pawnee) men. One wears a hat and crescent moon necklace, the other two have long, straight hair.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- 1868
- Santee and Ponca Indians
- Shows three Native American chiefs from the Santee and Ponca tribes. French identifications read: "Grand-Algle, Grosse-Caisse, and Fort-Marcheur." Each man's clothing is different in style and may be representative of his tribe.
- Dakota Indians--1830-1870.; Indians of North America--1830-1870.; Ponca Indians--1830-1870.; Santee Indians--1830-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1830-1870.
- 1868
- Pawnee Indians
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native American (Pawnee) men, a woman, and an infant in a cradleboard wrapped in warm clothes inside a wigwam. The grand chief of the Pawnee (Pierre la Cherre) is the man in the middle of the group wearing a...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1880.; Cradleboards--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Women--1860-1880.; La Cherre, Pierre.
- 1868
- Village Sioux
- A group of Native American Sioux men, women and children are in a tepee camp near Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1860-1870.; Dakota Territory--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1860-1870.; Tipis--Dakota Territory--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Les Indiens des Prairies brulant un prisonnier
- Native American (Plains) men dance around and burn a prisoner. A white prisoner is forced to look on.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Punishment & torture--1870-1900.
- 1868
- Decouverte dans les Prairies des squelettes de plusieurs soldats d'un regiment de cavalrie surpris et mis a mort par les Indiens
- General George A. Custer and his men discover the bones of Lieutenant Kidder and other members of the Seventh Cavalry in Kansas.
- Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Skeletons--1860-1870.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- 1868
- Le Loup-Tachete, chef chayenne
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Cheyenne) man, identified as Loup Tachete. He wears boots, pants, shirt, kerchief, hat, braids, a blanket over one shoulder, and carries an inverted rifle in his hands.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Loup Tachete.
- 1868
- Les sept grands chefs chayennes et arrapahoes envoyes en 1863 a Denver, pour traiter avec le gouverneur du Colorado
- Portrait of seven unidentified Native American (Cheyenne and Arapaho) chiefs serving as envoys to meet with the governor of Colorado in Denver. Five of the men are seated, two are standing.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.
- 1868