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Scaffold on which first Indian was hanged, Deadwood S.D.
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Call Number
X-31723
Date
1894
Summary
View of scaffold used for hanging Sioux Chief Cha Nopa Uhah (Two Sticks) in Dec. 1894 in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Physical Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in) on mat board 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Analog
Subject
Dakota Indians--Punishment & torture--South Dakota--Deadwood
Gallows--South Dakota--Deadwood
Indians of North America--Punishment & torture--South Dakota--Deadwood
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890
Deadwood (S.D.)
Executions--South Dakota--Deadwood
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031723
Type of Material
Film negatives
Photographic prints
Notes
Formerly F27709. Title in white ink on black mat and penciled on back with "No. 48"; Record updated 12/2019; record previously stated that scaffold was used for hanging Native American Sioux captives from the Wounded Knee Massacre, Deadwood, South Dakota and the date was 1891?; a copy print possibly published by A. G. Johnson, York, Nebraska. R7100317238
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Scaffold on which first Indian was hanged, Deadwood S.D.
(1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1063550