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The Medican [i.e. Medicine] Man

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Call NumberX-31470Date1891 January 3SummaryView of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeTeton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)Wounded Knee (S.D.)Dead persons--South Dakota--Wounded KneeMassacres--South Dakota--Wounded KneeShamans--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWar casualties--South Dakota--Wounded KneeCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031470Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromLouise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.NotesCondition: Deterioration of original shows in copy print. Formerly F11835. Title hand-lettered on original copy photoprint. R7100314701

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The Medican [i.e. Medicine] Man