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The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.

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The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.

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Call Number	X-31423
Title	The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.
Creator	Northwestern Photographic Co.
Date	[1891? January 3]
Summary	View of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man on the battlefield at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.
Description	1 copy photonegative : glass ; 22 x 17 cm. (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Type of Material	Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Subject	Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Creek (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Campaigns & battles--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Massacres--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Shamans--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; War casualties--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.
Format-Medium	Photograph
Source	Louise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.
Rights Contact Information	Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material	Image File: ZZR710031423
Notes	Condition: Emulsion deterioration on plate.; Formerly F8923.; Two titles and "No 2" inked on original.; R7100314230
Identifier	F8923 DPLW
Filename	10031423.TIF
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CONTENTdm number	24350

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