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9th Cav camp at Wounded Knee, S.D.

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Call NumberX-31418Date1890-1891SummaryBlack and white members of the Ninth Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) pose in their wall tent camp during the Native American Sioux campaign on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Hay has been scattered over the snow-covered ground for horses covered with blankets.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 22 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 21 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Cavalry, 9th.African Americans--Military service--South Dakota--Wounded KneeDakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Wounded KneePine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)Wounded Knee (S.D.)Cavalry--South Dakota--Wounded KneeMilitary camps--South Dakota--Wounded KneeCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031418Type of MaterialFilm negativesGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.NotesCondition: Emulsion deterioration on plate. Formerly F8918. Title inked on plate image and hand-written on back of print cropped from plate; "No 38" inked on bottom border. R7100314183

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