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The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.

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Call NumberX-31423CreatorNorthwestern Photographic Co.Datecirca 1891 January 3SummaryView 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.Physical Description1 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.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded KneeTeton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890Wounded Knee (S.D.)Wounded Knee Creek (S.D.)Campaigns & battles--South Dakota--Wounded KneeMassacres--South Dakota--Wounded KneeShamans--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWar casualties--South Dakota--Wounded KneeCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031423Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsNotesCondition: Emulsion deterioration on plate. Formerly F8923. Two titles and "No 2" inked on original. R7100314230DonorLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.

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The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.