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Copy photograph of Memorial to First Americans groundbreaking

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Catalog Data

Names:
Medicine Crow Chief  Search this
Plenty Coups, 1848-1932  Search this
Red Cloud, Jack  Search this
Two Moon, 1847-1917  Search this
Wanamaker, Rodman, 1863-1928  Search this
White Man Runs Him, approximately 1855-1925  Search this
Wooden Leg, 1858-1940  Search this
Extent:
1 Copy negative
1 Copy print
Culture:
Indians of North America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy negatives
Copy prints
Photographs
Place:
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents note:
Photograph made from a framed print depicting American Indians at groundbreaking ceremonies for Rodman Wanamaker's proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island, on February 22, 1913. Included in the image are Cheyenne chief Wooden Leg, Cheyenne chief Two Moons, Rodman Wanamaker, Crow chief Plenty Coups, Crow chief Medicine Crow, Crow Indian White Man Runs Him, and Oglala Sioux chief Jack Red Cloud. The original photograph may have been made by the Bain News Service.
Biographical/Historical note:
In 1913, department store owner Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928) sponsored a project that brought American Indians to New York for the groundbreaking of a proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island; however, the monument was never built. Wanamaker also sponsored three photographic expeditions between 1908 and 1913, intending to document the "vanishing race" of American Indians.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R82-55
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Photographs collected by Wanamaker can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 64.
Additional photographs of this event can be found in the Library of Congress in the George Grantham Bain Collection.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot R82-55, Copy photograph of Memorial to First Americans groundbreaking, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.R82-55
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39b890207-c58a-4967-90d4-972c42401c38
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-r82-55