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Blac [i.e. Black] Dog

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Call NumberX-31430CreatorMorledge, C. G. (Clarence Grant)Date1890-1891SummaryPortrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt with a Remington pistol in a holster. He holds a Springfield rifle and a striped blanket serves as a backdrop.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm (5 x 4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 13 cm (8 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 13 cm (8 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge AgencyDakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine RidgeIndian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine RidgeIndians of North America--South Dakota--Pine RidgePine Ridge (S.D.)Police--South Dakota--Pine RidgeBlack DogCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031430Type of MaterialFilm negativesGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.NotesCondition: Emulsion deterioration on plate. Formerly F8930. Title and "177" inked on plate image; hand-written on back of print: "177-201, Sioux Indians, Black Dog."; R7100314303

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