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Birdseye view of the canyon at Wounded Knee S.D.

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Call NumberX-31468DateJanuary 1891SummaryBird's eye view of the snow covered ravine where many Native American Sioux sought shelter during the fight at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; shows frozen bodies where soldiers fired and killed from both sides of the ravine, a few men with horses, and a broken wagon.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)Wounded Knee (S.D.)Campaigns & battles--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWagons--South Dakota--Wounded KneeMassacres--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWar casualties--South Dakota--Wounded KneeCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031468Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesCondition: Print shows deterioration of original. Formerly F9117. Photoreproduction of a copy photograph by Northwestern Photographic Company, possibly published by A. G. Johnson, York Nebraska with title hand-lettered in white ink on bottom of black mat board and on original copy. R7100314688

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