Creator:

Barthelmess, Christian  Search this

Names:

Casey, Edward W., Lt  Search this

Getty, Robert N., Lt  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (8x10 in)

Culture:

Northern Tsitsistas (Northern Cheyenne)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1889-90

Scope and Contents:

Lieutenant Edward W. Casey, center and Robert N. Getty left.

Biographical / Historical:

Barthelmess at Fort Keogh during 1888-97 period. Concerning the estimated date: According to R.M. Utley (Last Days of the Sioux Nation, pages 257-8), Lt. Casey was killed on January 7, 1891 by Plenty Horses (just after the Wounded Knee massacre).

Local Numbers:

OPPS NEG.56088

Local Note:

Photo with caption: "The scouts in column, Casey, center, Getty left. Army reports of the period said these and other Indians showed 'remarkable aptitude for military service, were amenable to discipline, generally of good habits, proud of their occupation'."

Black and white copy negative

Genre/Form:

Photographs

See more items in:

Bureau of American Ethnology negatives

Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Barthelmess, Christian

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw387fde5c6-cbf3-4ec7-bdce-e3e84241e9f0

EDAN-URL:

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