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Photograph of Native Americans in Bismarck, North Dakota

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Catalog Data

Names:
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924  Search this
Extent:
1 Copy print
1 Copy negative
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy prints
Copy negatives
Photographs
Place:
Bismarck (N.D.)
Date:
circa 1919
Scope and Contents note:
Photograph depicting Native American men in suits and hats, women in scarves and shawls, and girls and boys standing outside of a building. One small boy is wearing a military uniform and carrying an American flag. The photograph was probably made in Bismarck, North Dakota, on September 10, 1919, when Woodrow Wilson stopped there on his national speaking tour for the League of Nations. Handwritten on original image: "Some of Mrs. Melson's relations. Taken in Bismarck. Waiting to see W. Wilson."
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 86-44
Reproduction Note:
Copy negative and print made by Smithsonian Institution, circa 1979.
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 86-44, Photograph of Native Americans in Bismarck, North Dakota, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.86-44
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw351417d6b-6607-4efa-b5d5-da6c2ee10807
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-86-44