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Sitting Bull of the Custer Massacre

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Call NumberX-31384CreatorNorthwestern Photographic Co.Kelly, R. L. (Robert Louis)Datecirca 1890SummaryHead and shoulders portrait of Chief Sitting Bull, (Tatanka Iyotake) (c. 1831-1890) Native American, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, wearing a felt hat with a Monarch butterfly above the brim, shirt with fringe, fur skin and a bandana.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : glass ; 17 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota IndiansHunkpapa IndiansIndians of North AmericaTeton IndiansSitting Bull, 1834?-1890CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031384Type of MaterialFilm negativesGlass negativesPhotographic printsPortrait photographsNotesCondition: Emulsion deterioration on plate. Formerly F8884. Title hand-lettered and printed on mat of original; "223" inked on copy plate. R7100313844DonorLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes