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Trench in which women staid in Bears' Paw Battlefield
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Call Number
X-33407
Alternate Title
Trench in which women stayed in Bears' Paw Battlefield
Creator
Masters, Joseph G., 1873-1954
Summary
View of the trench where Native American Nez Perce women sought protection during the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains, Montana, October 1877. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit, before he was forced to surrender here.
Physical Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes and haunts
Indians of North America--History--Montana
Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana
Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)
Battlefields--Montana
Geographic Area
Montana
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710033407
Type of Material
Nitrate negatives
Photographic prints
Black & white photographs
Original Material Found in Collection
WH231. Joseph G. Masters papers
Notes
Title from photograph. Formerly MSTR844. Removed from Joseph G. Masters manuscript collection (C MSS WH231 M38-887). Title hand-written on back of print. R7100334078
Donor
J. G. Masters
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Credit
Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Masters, Joseph G., 1873-1954,
Trench in which women staid in Bears' Paw Battlefield
. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 25/04/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1042383