The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.
Creator
Northwestern Photographic Co.
Date
[1891? January 3]
Donor
Louise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.
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.)
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
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