Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations.
Scope and Contents:
Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations. The album includes photographs (mostly albumen with three tintypes), newsclippings, wood engravings, and lithographs, some of which are reproductions of Taylor's own illustrations and paintings. Photographs depict American Indians, US Army soldiers and scouts, historical sites, forts, and scenery. Some were made on expeditions, including the Hayden and Powell surveys, and created from published stereographs. Many of Taylor's illustrations are signed, and some are inscribed with dates and "N. Y." The scrapbook also includes clippings from newspapers and other written sources relating to illustrations and photographs in the album.
Biographical Note:
James E. Taylor (1839-1901) was an artist-correspondent for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper from 1863-1883. Born in Cincinatti, Ohio, he graduated from Notre Dame University by the age of sixteen. Taylor enlisted in the 10th New York Infantry in 1861 and the next year was hired by Leslie's Illustrated newspaper as a "Special Artist" and war correspondent. In 1864 he covered the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and was later one of the illustrator-correspondents at the 1867 treaty negotiations at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. He soon earned the moniker "Indian Artist" because of his vast number of drawings of American Indians. In 1883 Taylor retired from Leslie's to work as a freelance illustrator. Colonel Richard Irving Dodge used Taylor's drawings to illustrate his memoir, "Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years' Personal Experience among the Red Men of the Great West" (1882).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4605
Related Materials:
The National Anthropolgical Archives holds additional photographs by photographers represented in this collection (including original negatives for some of these prints), particularly in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 87.
Additional photographs by Whitney, Gardner, and Barry held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 80-18.
Julian Vannerson and James E. McClees photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4286.
Pywell photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4498.
O'Sullivan photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo lot 4501.
Additional Hillers photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 83-18 and Photo Lot 87-2N.
Provenance:
Donated or transferred by John Witthoft from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, April 14, 1961.
Portrait of Chief Nick-A-A-God (Green Leaf), Called Ute Jack, Involved in Meeker Massacre and Battle of Milk Creek, 1879; Later Killed by US Troops with Howitzer, in Native Dress
Painting, by James Earl Taylor in 1879, of Two Non-Native Women, Josephine Meeker and Flora Price and Flora's Two Children, Being Held Captive by Chief Douglas and Group in Native Dress, After Meeker Massacre and Battle of Milk Creek
Chief Nick-A-A-God (Green Leaf), Called Ute Jack, Involved in Battle of Milk Creek and Meeker Massacre, White River Agency, Co, 1879, in Native Dress and with Peace? Medal
Portrait of Johnson?, Shaman, Assaulted Nathan C. Meeker, Indian Agent at White River Agency, Co, for Plowing Up his Horse Pasture; Incident Caused Meeker to Call for Aid of Troops Which Led to Battle of Milk Creek and Meeker Massacre, 1879
Portrait of Chief Bick-A-A-God (Green Leaf), Called Ute Jack, Involved in Battle of Milk Creek and Meeker Massacre, White River Agency, Co, 1879 (Profile)
Painting by James Earl Taylor, 1800, Depicting Non-Native Woman, Josephine Meeker, and Girl on Horseback with Group In Native Dress, Some on Horseback, with Cattle
