MS 049 - Plains Indians Stereographs Collection

Collection — Box: MS49.01

Identifier: MS 049

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Abstract

Eighteen hand-tinted stereograph cards and seven postcards depicting Native American Indians. The stereographs date from c. 1898 – c. 1899, and some of them include a copyright statement by T. W. Ingersoll. All the stereograph cards are similar in format, with a number and title printed on the front underneath the image and several paragraphs of text on the back. The postcards (©1986) reproduce sepia photographs of Native Americans in Taos, New Mexico taken by B. G. Randall around 1905. Most depict ceremonial dances, and some show pueblos in the background.

Dates

Created: 1893-1910
Other: Date acquired: 07/21/1986

Creator

Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Biographical or Historical Information

Truman W. Ingersoll (1862 – 1922): “Born in St. Paul, February 19, 1862; died, June 1922. Active with a thriving business in landscape and commercial work in St. Paul, 1880-1900. His studio was located on the site of the present (1922) public library. Famous for his photographs of Theodore Roosevelt, 1870s. He sold the very first Kodak (made by his friend, Mr. Eastman), early 1880s. Moved to Buffalo, c. 1911.” --Mautz, Carl. Biographies of Western Photographers: A Reference Guide to Photographers Working in the 19^th Century American West. Nevada City, CA: Carl Mautz Publishing, 1997.

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Extent

1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Museum purchase via George Horse Capture

Method of Acquisition

Purchase

Related Publications

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