W.J. Winston & R.B. H.B. Beers with Indians P.R. A
Creator
Morledge, C. G. (Clarence Grant)
Date
1891 May 17
Summary
Three white men, (souvenir, relic hunters or traders ?) W. J. Winston, R. B. and H. B. Beers pose with Native American Sioux men, women, and children in a tepee camp, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. One of the white men wears a woman's beaded dress and holds, possibly, a war club, another may be wearing a Ghost Dance shirt and holds a tobacco pipe (calumet), a drums shows in front of him. Only a child looks at the camera, the rest of the Sioux look to the ground; one of the white men holds a Sioux baby girl.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Subject
Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900; Indian traders--South Dakota--1890-1900; Indians of North America--Children--South Dakota--1890-1900; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900; Cross dressing--South Dakota--1890-1900; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1890-1900; Infants--South Dakota--1890-1900; Tipis--South Dakota--1890-1900; Beers, H. B; Beers, R. B; Winston, W. J.
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: ZZR710031439
Notes
Condition: Emulsion deterioration on plate.; Formerly F8939; also known as CGM1508.; Inked on plate border: "No. 1508" photographer monogram and title; number and monogram also on plate image with "140."; R7100314395
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