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MS 032 - Edward Becker Collection of Indian Photographs
Edward Becker was the Indian Agent at the Crow Agency, Montana in 1898. This collection contains a photograph album assembled by Becker with approximately 94 black and white images depicting life and ceremony among the Crow Indians. There are also two portraits of Becker, a snapshot of Becker with William F. Cody, and the document from president McKinley naming Becker as Indian Agent. The photographer of the photos in this album is Fred E. Miller.
MS 043 - Roland Reed Photographs
Photographs of Native American Indians by Roland Reed, probably taken primarily in Montana (including Glacier National Park) circa 1909-1915. Most of the photographs are posed, showing the subjects outdoors wearing traditional clothing, often next to scenic natural features such as waterfalls, streams, and rock formations. Some were published in James Willard Schultz’s Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park, 1916.
MS 328 - Mainhardt Collection
The collection consists of materials collected by Alexander “Alec” F.C. Greene while he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Crow Indian Reservation.
MS 595 - Mangiboyat Collection
This collection contains photographs of the early Crow Fair, bison, horses, tepees, and Crow people. These photographs were taken mostly by James J. Sloan during the early 20th century. Some of the photographs have captions on the back identifying the people in the photograph.