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Miniature basket

Culture/People:
possibly Makah (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Object Name:
Miniature basket
Media/Materials:
Cedar bark, bear grass
Techniques:
Twined
Dimensions:
2.6 x 24 x 15.9 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1960-1980
Catalog Number:
26/5902
Barcode:
265902.000
See related items:
Makah
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2a0a495-83da-450e-b8bc-4527ceddd401
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_282129
Online Media:

Basket with cover

Culture/People:
possibly Makah (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Cedar bark, bear grass, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Twined
Dimensions:
8.0 x 7.1 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Washington; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1890-1930
Catalog Number:
26/5911
Barcode:
265911.000
See related items:
Makah
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws672a5aedc-f17d-4e0c-9de7-a85f2c71ad7d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_282138
Online Media:

Basket with cover

Culture/People:
possibly Makah (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Genevieve Shaw (Genevieve Rosellen McDonnell/Mrs. Richard Shaw), Non-Indian, 1932-2007  Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Cedar bark, bear grass
Techniques:
Twined
Dimensions:
5.7 x 9.2 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1890-1930
Catalog Number:
26/5912
Barcode:
265912.000
See related items:
Makah
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f21f53f7-52a0-4a3f-965d-332aede6bc24
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_282139
Online Media:

Wolf mask

Culture/People:
Makah  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Wolf mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, wolf skin/fur, copper alloy, sinew, cotton cloth, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
118.00 x 80.00 x 16.00 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
5/5049
Barcode:
055049.000
See related items:
Makah
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws697ce25fa-3311-4882-95e2-4166bf8c1b2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_59428
Online Media:

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim 1

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:58:52.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_34UPFBZcINw

Living Earth Festival - Day 1

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-04-23T09:14:34.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_LctowdE6MiM

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim 3

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:58:55.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_MdtiKFWZR7M

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim 2

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:58:54.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_XsR0yiFSBXs

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Git Hayetsk 1

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:59:11.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_f5veBWz_AUM

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Git Hayetsk 3

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:58:54.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ybRJidm-kHQ

Northwest Coast Dance Celebration - Git Hayetsk 2

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-11-30T21:58:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_3wAEk-g5EPo

Equisetum scirpoides Michx.

Biogeographical Region:
72 - Eastern Canada  Search this
Collector:
Merritt L. Fernald  Search this
Bayard Long  Search this
B. H. Dunbar  Search this
Place:
Silurian Area of Northwest Coast, Turfy limestone shore, St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
4 Aug 1924
Taxonomy:
Plantae Pteridophyte Equisetales Equisetaceae
Published Name:
Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Barcode:
01397204
USNM Number:
1329671
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33542bf7b-c5cc-403c-8d57-9ab94faa3388
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12162964

Moccasins

Culture/People:
probably Dakelh (Carrier) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Douglas D. Graham, Non-Indian, 1849-1914  Search this
Donor:
Evelyn B. Lent (Evelyn White Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Ward S. Lent), Non-Indian, 1890-1970  Search this
Heloise G. B. Oman (Heloise Graham Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Charles M. Oman), Non-Indian, 1885-1966  Search this
Mary F. B. Van Houten (Mary Franklin Brinckerhoff/Mrs. John M. Van Houten), Non-Indian, 1894-1964  Search this
Beatrice A. B. Young (Beatrice A. Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Alexander M. Young), Non-Indian, 1895-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Northwest Coast; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
22/7960
Barcode:
227960.000
See related items:
Dakelh (Carrier)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ee5caedc-91a5-49b1-8215-236b6294cef2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_242527

Going Home 7, Hunting Spirit 7

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
IACB source:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Title:
Going Home 7, Hunting Spirit 7
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions:
31 x 34.3 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Anchorage; Cook Inlet Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
25/9465
Barcode:
259465.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws646f5245d-1f89-4dbb-9c28-533edf2f99ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275519
Online Media:

Sea Spirit 7, Depression Spirit 7

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
IACB source:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Title:
Sea Spirit 7, Depression Spirit 7
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions:
31 x 34 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Anchorage; Cook Inlet Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
25/9466
Barcode:
259466.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdc74968-9be3-452d-8990-7cc380b84ee1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275520
Online Media:

Life Spirit 7, Death Spirit 7

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
IACB source:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Title:
Life Spirit 7, Death Spirit 7
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions:
31 x 33.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Anchorage; Cook Inlet Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
25/9467
Barcode:
259467.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6493d2f58-291e-4745-b483-4daa61716e5d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275521
Online Media:

Sculpture

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
David Shanon Gallant (Shanon Gallant), Tlingit, 1946-2008  Search this
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Steel, wood, metal screw, metal nails, paint
Techniques:
Soldered, painted
Dimensions:
13 x 14.2 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Anchorage; Cook Inlet Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
26/1764
Barcode:
261764.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b5495403-70c5-4fbe-bfda-30ea38bc7942
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_277871

Cape

Culture/People:
Dene (Northern Athabascan)  Search this
Previous owner:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Object Name:
Cape
Media/Materials:
Hide, button/buttons, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Edge beaded , overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
Northwest Coast; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
2/9804
Barcode:
029804.000
See related items:
Dene (Northern Athabascan)
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6027982bc-cc7a-4c69-baa7-e88a15f75ef8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31751
Online Media:

Bowl/Dish

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl/Dish
Media/Materials:
Mountain sheep horn
Techniques:
Bent, carved, incised
Dimensions:
26.4 x 16.2 x 12.6 cm
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Place:
Alaska; USA
Date created:
1860-1900
Catalog Number:
6502
Barcode:
006502.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6689f8b33-25b4-4673-b726-6895668daf54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_6878
Online Media:

George V. Allen photograph collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier

Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Names:
Albuquerque Indian School  Search this
Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.)  Search this
Chilocco Indian Agricultural School  Search this
Geological Survey (U.S.)  Search this
Haskell Indian Nations University  Search this
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)  Search this
Yankton Mission (Yankton Indian Reservation, S.D.)  Search this
American Horse, 1840-1908  Search this
Big Bow Chief  Search this
Bogy, Lewis V. (Lewis Vital), 1813-1877  Search this
Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900  Search this
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923  Search this
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935  Search this
Iron Bull (Crow Indian chief)  Search this
Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928  Search this
Mató-Tópe, Mandan chief, d. 1837  Search this
Mix, Charles E.  Search this
Monroe, Mark, 1930-  Search this
Moran, John, 1831-1903  Search this
Ouray  Search this
Red Cloud, 1822-1909  Search this
Red Dog, Oglala chief  Search this
Red Shirt, 1845?-1925  Search this
Reilly, John James, 1838-1894  Search this
Reynolds, Joseph Jones, 1822-1899  Search this
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890  Search this
Spotted Tail, 1823-1881  Search this
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1850-1915  Search this
Two Guns White Calf, 1872-1934 (Piegan)  Search this
Photographer:
Alvord, Kellogg, & Campbell  Search this
Bailey & Whitesides  Search this
Bailey, Dix, & Mead  Search this
Bennett & Brown  Search this
Black Hills View Company  Search this
Brooks Photo  Search this
Brubaker and Whitesides  Search this
C. Duhem & Bro.  Search this
Calfee & Catlin  Search this
Caswell & Davy  Search this
Copelin & Son  Search this
Cosand & Mosser  Search this
Cunningham & Co. (1880-1889)  Search this
D.D. Merrill, Randall & Co.  Search this
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)  Search this
Eaton, of Ralston, Oklahoma  Search this
Griffith & Griffith  Search this
Gurnsey & Illingworth  Search this
Hamilton and Hoyt  Search this
Hamilton and Kodylek  Search this
Hansard & Carden  Search this
Henry L. Shepard & Co.  Search this
Ingersoll View Company (St. Paul, Minnesota)  Search this
J.J. Reilly & Co.  Search this
Judd and McLeish  Search this
Keystone View Company  Search this
Kilburn Brothers  Search this
Lawrence & Houseworth  Search this
Leonard & Martin  Search this
M.S. Mepham & Bro.  Search this
Martin's Gallery  Search this
Montgomery Ward  Search this
Ramsour & Pennel  Search this
Reed & McKenney  Search this
Rodocker & Blanchard  Search this
Savage & Ottinger  Search this
Thomas Houseworth & Co  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Universal Photo Art Co  Search this
Whitney & Zimmerman  Search this
Wittick & Bliss  Search this
Wittick & Russell  Search this
Young & Chase  Search this
Barker, George, 1844-1894  Search this
Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934  Search this
Batchelder, B. P. (Benjamin Pierce), 1826-1891  Search this
Bates, Edw. (Edward)  Search this
Beaman, Edward O.  Search this
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this
Bell, William, 1830-1910  Search this
Benecke, Robert  Search this
Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908  Search this
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903  Search this
Blessing, S. T.  Search this
Blosser, J. A.  Search this
Bonine, Elias A., 1843-1916  Search this
Brockham, William (of Morris, Minnesota)  Search this
Brown, William Henry, 1844-1886  Search this
Brubaker, C. B.  Search this
Buehman, Henry, 1851-1912  Search this
Calfee, H. B. (Henry Bird), 1848-1912  Search this
Carbutt, John, 1832-1905  Search this
Carter, C. W., 1832-1918  Search this
Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison)  Search this
Chase, D. B. (Dana B.)  Search this
Childs, B. F. (Brainard F.), ca. 1841-1921  Search this
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this
Clark, George A. (George Alfred), 1936-  Search this
Climo, John Saunders  Search this
Cobb, William Henry, 1859-1909  Search this
Conklin, E (Enoch)  Search this
Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth, 1834-1878  Search this
Croft, Thomas  Search this
Cross, W. R. (William R.)  Search this
Currier, Frank, fl. 1890-1909  Search this
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952  Search this
Curtis, George E., 1830-1910  Search this
Cushing, W. H., fl. 1870-1889  Search this
Davis, S., fl. 1860-1880  Search this
Doremus, John P., 1827-1890  Search this
Eaton, E. L. (Edric L.), b. ca. 1836  Search this
Ebell, Adrian J. (Adrian John), 1840-1877  Search this
Eisenmann, Charles, b. 1850  Search this
Flanders, Dudley P.  Search this
Forsyth, N. A. (Norman A.), 1869-1949  Search this
Fouch, John H., 1849-1933  Search this
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Godkin, William R.  Search this
Goodell, Abner Cheney, 1831-1914  Search this
Graves, C. H. (Carleton H.), -1943  Search this
Gurnsey, B. H. (Byron H.), 1833-1880  Search this
Hamilton, J. H. (James H.)  Search this
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908  Search this
Hawkins, B.A.  Search this
Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921  Search this
Hazeltine, M. M. (Martin Mason), 1827-1903  Search this
Heister, H. T., (Henry T.), -1895  Search this
Heller, Louis Herman, ca. 1839-1929  Search this
Heston, Wat  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Hook, W. E. (William Edward), 1833-1908  Search this
Huffman, L. A. (Laton Alton), 1854-1931  Search this
Illingworth, W. H. (William H.), 1842-1893  Search this
Immke, Henry W.  Search this
Ingalls, George W., 1838-1920  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Jacoby, W. H. (William H.), 1841-1905  Search this
Jarvis, J. F. (John F.), b. 1850  Search this
Johnson, W.S.  Search this
Kirkland, Geo. W. (George W.)  Search this
Knight, J. Lee  Search this
Landon, S. C. (Seth C.), b. 1825  Search this
Line, A. A.  Search this
Little, H.N.  Search this
Marshall, William I. (William Isaac), 1840-1906  Search this
Martin, Alex (Alexander), 1841-1929  Search this
Maude, F. H. (Frederic Hamer)  Search this
Maynard, Hannah, 1834-1918  Search this
Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907  Search this
McIntyre, A. C. (Alexander Carson)  Search this
Meddaugh, J. E.  Search this
Mellen, Geo. E. (George Egbert), b. 1854  Search this
Mepham, Michael S.  Search this
Mitchell, Daniel S.  Search this
Morrow, Stanley J.  Search this
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904  Search this
Newcomb, C. H.  Search this
Nims, F.A.  Search this
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882  Search this
Palmer, A. A.  Search this
Parker, Joseph C.  Search this
Pierron, Geo. (George), b. 1816  Search this
Pollock, Charles, 1832-1910  Search this
Powers, F. F.  Search this
Raitt, T.G.  Search this
Randall, A. Frank  Search this
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920  Search this
Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.)  Search this
Rodocker, D. (David)  Search this
Rothrock, George H.  Search this
Rudy, W. Ira  Search this
Russell, Andrew J.  Search this
Rutter, Thomas H., 1837-1925  Search this
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909  Search this
Seaver, C. (Charles)  Search this
Sedgwick, S. J. (Stephen James)  Search this
Shipler, James William, 1849-1937  Search this
Soule, John P.  Search this
Stoddard, Seneca Ray, 1844-1917  Search this
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912  Search this
Thorne, G.W.  Search this
Thurlow, J., 1831-1878  Search this
Towne, Bertram C.  Search this
Trager, George E.  Search this
Upton, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)  Search this
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916  Search this
Weitfle, Charles, 1836-1921  Search this
Wendt, Julius M.  Search this
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886  Search this
Williscraft, W.H.  Search this
Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903  Search this
Woodburn, J. R.  Search this
Zimmerman, Charles A., 1844-1909  Search this
Publisher:
Beal's Gallery  Search this
Continent Stereoscopic Company  Search this
Florida Club (Cooperative)  Search this
Union View Company (Rochester, New York)  Search this
Webster & Albee (Rochester, N.Y.)  Search this
Smith, O. C.  Search this
Extent:
67 Lantern slides
26 Negatives (photographic) (glass)
10 Negatives (photographic) (nitrate)
6 Autochromes (photographs)
50 Stereographs (circa 50 printed stereographs, halftone and color halftone)
1,000 Stereographs (circa, albumen and silver gelatin (some tinted))
239 Prints (circa 239 mounted and unmounted prints, albumen (including cartes de visite, imperial cards, cabinet cards, and one tinted print) and silver gelatin (some modern copies))
96 Prints (Album :, silver gelatin)
21 Postcards (silver gelatin, collotype, color halftone, and halftone)
Culture:
Puyallup  Search this
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this
Indians of North America -- California  Search this
Taos Indians  Search this
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this
Kickapoo  Search this
Laguna Indians  Search this
Pueblo  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Havasupai (Coconino)  Search this
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Isleta Pueblo  Search this
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Mewuk (Miwok)  Search this
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this
Iroquois  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Modoc  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Washo Indians  Search this
A'aninin (Gros Ventre)  Search this
Tonkawa  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Yavapai  Search this
Ute  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Bannock  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Eskimos  Search this
Northwest Coast  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Tlingit  Search this
Haida  Search this
Cree  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Quapaw Indians  Search this
Osage  Search this
Apache  Search this
Kaw (Kansa)  Search this
Umatilla  Search this
Shawnee  Search this
Fox  Search this
Pomo  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Paiute  Search this
Seminole  Search this
Mi'kmaq (Micmac)  Search this
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Potawatomi  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Negatives (photographic)
Autochromes (photographs)
Stereographs
Prints
Postcards
Place:
Custer Battlefield (Montana)
Date:
circa 1860-1935
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs relating to Native Americans or frontier themes, including portraits, expedition photographs, landscapes, and other images of dwellings, transportation, totem poles, ceremonies, infants and children in cradleboards, camps and towns, hunting and fishing, wild west shows, food preparation, funeral customs, the US Army and army posts, cliff dwellings, and grave mounds and excavations. The collection also includes images of prisoners at Fort Marion in 1875, Sioux Indians involved in the Great Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, the Fort Laramie Peace Commission of 1868, Sitting Bull and his followers after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.

There are studio portraits of well-known Native Americans, including American Horse, Big Bow, Four Bears, Iron Bull, Ouray, Red Cloud, Red Dog, Red Shirt, Sitting Bull, Spotted Tail, Three Bears, and Two Guns White Calf. Depicted delegations include a Sauk and Fox meeting in Washington, DC, with Lewis V. Bogy and Charles E. Mix in 1867; Kiowas and Cheyennes at the White House in 1863; and Dakotas and Crows who visited President Warren G. Harding in 1921. Images of schools show Worcester Academy in Vinita, Oklahoma; Chilocco Indian School; Carlisle Indian Industrial School; Haskell Instittue, and Albuquerque Indian School.

Some photographs relate to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1876; World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893; Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, 1903; and Centennial Exposition of the Baltimore and Ohio Railraod, 1876. Expedition photographs show the Crook expedition of 1876, the Sanderson expedition to the Custer Battlefield in 1877, the Wheeler Survey of the 1870s, Powell's surveys of the Rocky Mountain region during the 1860s and 1870s, and the Hayden Surveys.

Outstanding single views include the party of Zuni group led to the sea by Frank Hamilton Cushing; Episcopal Church Rectory and School Building, Yankton Agency; Matilda Coxe Stevenson and a companion taking a photographs of a Zuni ceremony; John Moran sketching at Acoma; Ben H. Gurnsey's studio with Indian patrons; Quapaw Mission; baptism of a group of Paiutes at Coeur d'Alene Mission; court-martial commission involved in the trial of Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds, 1877; President Harding at Sitka, Alaska; Walter Hough at Hopi in 1902; and Mrs. Jesse Walter Fewkes at Hopi in 1897.
Biographical/Historical note:
George V. Allen was an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas and an early member of the National Stereoscope Association. Between the 1950s and 1980s, Allen made an extensive collection of photographs of the American West, mostly in stereographs, but also including cartes-de-visite and other styles of mounted prints, photogravures, lantern slides, autochromes, and glass negatives.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 90-1
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Topic:
Camps  Search this
Child care  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Totem poles  Search this
Cookery  Search this
Wild west shows  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Hunting  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Dwellings  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.90-1
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c6f12a20-b859-4219-a567-b2b3246a66be
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-90-1
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