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Call NumberX-31424CreatorMorledge, C. G. (Clarence Grant)Datecirca 1891 January 3SummaryView of the slain body of Chief Big Foot, Native American, Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, propped up in the snow on the Wounded Knee battleground, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. U. S. soldiers, civilian burial party members, and a stovepipe from an army tent show in background.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. ArmyDakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded KneeMiniconjou 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 KneeTribal chiefs--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWar casualties--South Dakota--Wounded KneeBig Foot.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710031424Type of MaterialFilm negativesGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951 or Max.NotesCondition: Emulsion deterioration on plate. Formerly F8924. Title and "89" inked on plate image; "No 1120" and photographer monogram inked on top plate border hand-written on back of cropped print; "No 18" inked on top border; copyright photographer from another plate shows on print. R7100314248

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