Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Minnesota
Date:
circa 1862
Scope and Contents note:
Image of Tomahee wearing medals and a blanket and seated in front of a tipi, probably in Minnesota.
Biographical/Historical note:
Tomahee was an eastern Dakota man who engaged United States troops during the Black Hawk War. This photograph was made during or shortly after the Sioux Uprising of 1862 and has been attributed to both Joel E. Whitney and Benjamin F. Upton.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 99-4
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photographs by Whitney held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 140, Photo Lot 80-18, Photo Lot 90-1, and the BAE historical negatives.
Additional photographs by Upton held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 90-1.
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 99-4, Photograph of Tomahee, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
