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Charles Milton Bell portrait of Crow delegation in Washington, DC

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Catalog Data

Creator:
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this
Names:
Keller, A. R. (Augustus R.)  Search this
Plenty Coups, 1848-1932  Search this
Pretty Eagle (Crow Indian chief)  Search this
Quivey, A. M.  Search this
Two Belly (Crow Indian chief)  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (albumen)
Culture:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Date:
1880
Scope and Contents note:
Studio portrait of a Crow delegation and government officials in Washington, DC, in 1880. Depicted individuals include: Old Crow; Medicine Crow; Long Elk; Plenty Coups; Pretty Eagle; Two Belly; A. M. Quivey , Interpreter; Augustus R. Keller, Agent; Thomas Stewart, Interpreter.
Biographical/Historical note:
Charles Milton Bell (circa 1849-1893) was the youngest member of a family of photographers that operated a studio in Washington, DC, from around 1860-1874. Charles Milton Bell established his own studio on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1873 and it rapidly became one of the leading photography studios in the city. Bell developed the patronage of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, who sent Native American visitors to the studio to have their portraits made. Bell also made photographs of Native Americans for the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 81-44
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional Bell photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo lot 80, Photo lot 81-56, Photo Lot 24, Photo lot 87-2P, Photo lot 25, Photo Lot 80-18, Photo Lot 80-23, Photo Lot 90-1, and the BAE historical negatives.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 81-44, Charles Milton Bell photograph of Crow delegation in Washington, DC, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.81-44
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36ae59db6-0102-41a9-bd13-8fa300d629f0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-81-44