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Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., General Miles and staff at mess

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Call NumberX-31417Date1890-1891SummaryInterior tent view of General Nelson A. Miles and his staff of officers at mess during the Native American Sioux campaign at Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The oilcloth-covered table is set with plates, coffee cups and saucers, hardtack, meats, biscuits, and cans of evaporated milk. Taken in either 1890 or 1891.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 13 x 21 cm (5 x 8 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 22 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army.--PeopleUnited States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge AgencyIndians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine RidgeDakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine RidgeWounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890Pine Ridge (S.D.)Military officers--South Dakota--Pine RidgeInteriors--South Dakota--Pine RidgeEating customsDrinking customs--South Dakota--Pine RidgeDining tables--South Dakota--Pine RidgeMiles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialPhotographic printsGlass negativesBlack & white photographsNotesTitle and "see: Fifty Years on the Frontier, James H. Cook" hand-written on back of print cropped from negative. Formerly F8917.

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Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., General Miles and staff at mess