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An amateur ethnologist, Anne Black collected materials on the Northern Cheyenne Indians. Included in these papers are the 1891 – 1910 superintendent's letter books of the Tongue River Agency, and recorded narratives, typed interviews, and photographs [access to some components of this collection is RESTRICTED].

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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.

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This collection consists of images of North American Native American Indians by various photographers, with images arranged by photographer.

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Images of Northern Cheyenne Indians, early 20th century. Black and white prints, photographed by Mrs. Elizabeth C. Grinnell (approximately 1876-1844).

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Collection consists of various published images of western scenes cut out of various publications, including Picturesque and Marvels of the New World, as well as French and German language books and newspapers. The plates represent scenes from the American west and give a good indication of how the United States was pictured in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Correlation of MS 78 Dr. Edward H. Latham Photographs, P.78.2.1 to P.78.2.111, to plates within Mick Gidley's book With One Sky Above Us:  Life on an American Indian Reservation at the Turn of the Century, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1979.  Captions from the Plates are noted in the description of the Plates.

Abstract 6 ledger drawings The original ledger drawings were captured from the Sioux by Capt. R. Miller on Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, January 8, 1891. These color plates were produced in 1961 and sold by the Milwaukee Public Museum. The original title was "Sioux Indian Drawings" but they are now being sold by the Museum under the title "Drawings of the Battle of Wounded Knee". Here is a link to their website, which has more information about their collection - ...

Abstract These photographs were created by photographer Dr. Thomas Marquis, a physician and author, who lived on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in the early 20th century.  The collection was divided into three sets prior to the purchase of the original negatives by the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association in 1999. The numbering system has been retained, based on image numbers within each of the three sets. The negatives were purchased from the Council for Indian...

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This collection consists of a photographic album from the Dedication of the Plains Indian Museum in 1979.