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Can You Guess What I Found in the NMAI Collections?

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National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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A Promise Kept: 11 – Wilson Pipestem, Esq.

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Symposia
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Ōto no Miya, Prince Morinaga, the third son of the Emperor Godaigo, reading the Lotus Sutra during his imprisonment in the cave in Kamakura (Godaigo Tennō daisan ōji ōtōnomiya Moriyoshi shinnō Kamakura tsuchirō ni oite Hokekyō wo shōdoku suru) from the series Sketches by Yoshitoshi (Yoshitoshi manga)

Artist:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年 (1839-1892)  Search this
Publisher:
Hasegawa Tsunejiro 長谷川常治郎  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1886
Period:
Meiji era
Topic:
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
Accession Number:
S2021.5.395a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cade409c-2eb5-4fe9-978f-c46a49962ac2
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edanmdm:fsg_S2021.5.395a-b
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MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers

Creator:
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Bushotter, George, 1864-1892  Search this
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937  Search this
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883  Search this
Extent:
30 Linear feet (70 boxes, 1 oversized box, 20 manuscript envelopes, 4 rolled maps, and 23 map folders)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Athapascan Indians  Search this
Catawba Indians  Search this
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Biloxi Indians  Search this
Tutelo  Search this
Iowa  Search this
Chiwere  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Oto  Search this
Quapaw Indians  Search this
Osage  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Dhegiha Indians  Search this
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Ponca  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Tututni (Tutuni)  Search this
Kaw (Kansa)  Search this
Siletz  Search this
Coos (Kusan)  Search this
Yaquina (Yakwina)  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southeast  Search this
Takelma (Rogue River Indians)  Search this
Klikitat  Search this
Chasta Costa (Chastacosta)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Drawings
Vocabulary
Folklore
Sermons
Manuscripts
Obituaries
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Place:
Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.)
Date:
circa 1870-1956
bulk 1870-1895
Summary:
Reverend James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was a missionary and Bureau of American Ethnology ethnologist who conducted extensive research on Siouan tribes and languages.The papers of James Owen Dorsey comprise mostly ethnographic and linguistic materials on various tribes of the Siouan language family as well as tribes from Siletz Reservation in Oregon. These materials include texts and letters with interlineal translations; grammar notes; dictionaries; drawings; and his manuscripts. In addition, the collection contains Dorsey's correspondence, newspaper clippings, his obituaries, and reprints.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains James O. Dorsey's research and writings as a BAE ethnologist, as well as his earlier work as a missionary among the Ponca. The vast majority of the collection pertains to his research on Siouan-Catawban languages, including the Dakota and Dhegiha languages, Chiwere, Winnebago, Mandan, Hidatsa, Tutelo, Biloxi, and Catawba. His research on Athapascan, Kusan, Takilman, and Yakonan languages from his field work at Siletz Reservation are also present, as well as some notes on the Caddoan languages. Dorsey's research files include linguistic and ethnological field notes, reading notes, stories and myths, vocabularies, drawings, and unpublished and published manuscripts. The collection also contains Omaha, Ponca, Quapaw, and Biloxi dictionaries that he compiled and materials relating to his work editing Steven Riggs' Dakota-English Dictionary. Additional noteworthy materials in the collection are Teton texts and drawings from George Bushotter and drawings by Stephen Stubbs (Kansa), Pahaule-gagli (Kansa), and George Miller (Omaha). The collection also contains Dorsey's correspondence, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and his collection of reprints.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into 6 series: 1) Siouan; 2) Siletz Reservation; 3) Caddoan; 4) General Correspondence; 5) Personal Papers; 6) Miscellaneous & Reprints.
Biographical Note:
Reverend James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was a missionary and Bureau of American Ethnology ethnologist who conducted extensive research on Siouan tribes and languages.

Dorsey was born on October 31, 1848 in Baltimore, Maryland. He exhibited a talent for languages at an early age. At age 6 he learned the Hebrew alphabet and was able to read the language at age 10. In 1867 Dorsey attended the Theological Seminary of Virginia and was ordained a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1871. In May of that year, Dorsey traveled to the Dakota Territory to serve as a missionary among the Ponca. Plagued by ill health, Dorsey was forced to end his missionary work in August 1873. By that time, however, he had learned the Ponca language well enough to converse with members of the tribe without an interpreter.

Dorsey returned to Maryland and engaged in parish work while continuing his studies of Siouan languages. His linguistic talents and knowledge of these languages attracted the attention of Major John Wesley Powell. Powell arranged for Dorsey to work among the Omaha in Nebraska from 1878 to 1880 to collect linguistic and ethnological notes. When the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) was established in 1879, Powell recruited Dorsey to join the staff.

As an ethnologist for the BAE, Dorsey continued his research on Siouan tribes. His studies focused on languages but also included Siouan personal names, folklore, social organization, religion, beliefs, and customs. He conducted fieldwork among the Tutelo at Six Nations on Grand River in Upper Canada (1882); the Kansa, Osage, and Quapaw in Indian Territory (1883-1884); the Biloxi at Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana (1892); and again with the Quapaw at the Quapaw Mission (1894). He also worked with Native Americans that visited DC, including George Bushotter (Teton), Philip Longtail (Winnebago), Samuel Fremont (Omaha), and Little Standing Buffalo (Ponca). He also spent time at Siletz Reservation in 1884 to collect linguistic notes on the Athapascan, Kusan, Takilman, and Yakonan stocks.

In addition to his research, Dorsey helped found the American Folklore Society and served as the first vice-president of the association. He also served as vice-president of Section H of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

At the age of 47, Dorsey died of typhoid fever on February 4, 1895.

Sources Consulted

1st-16th Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 1881-1897.

Hewitt, J.N.B. 1895. "James Owen Dorsey" American Anthropologist A8, 180-183.

McGee, W.J. 1895. "In Memoriam." Journal of American Folklore 8(28): 79-80.

1848 -- Born on October 31 in Baltimore, Maryland.

1871 -- Ordained a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

1871-1873 -- Served as a missionary among the Ponca in Dakota Territory.

1878-1880 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Omaha in Nebraska.

1879 -- Joined the staff of the Bureau of American Ethnology.

1882 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Tutelo at Six Nations on Grand River in Upper Canada.

1883-1884 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Kansa, Osage, and Quapaw in Indian Territory.

1887 -- Worked with George Bushotter to record information regarding the language and culture of the Dakota.

1884 -- Conducted fieldwork at Siletz Reservation.

1892 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Biloxi at Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

1894 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Quapaw at the Quapaw Mission in Indian Territory.

1895 -- Died of typhoid fever on February 4th at the age of 47.
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Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Social structure  Search this
Kinship  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Shahaptian languages  Search this
Yakonan languages  Search this
Athapascan languages  Search this
Kusan languages  Search this
Linguistics  Search this
Siouan languages  Search this
Dhegiha language  Search this
Siuslaw Indians  Search this
Hidatsa language  Search this
Omaha language  Search this
Dakota language  Search this
Catawba language  Search this
Biloxi language  Search this
Caddoan languages  Search this
Osage language  Search this
Alsea language  Search this
Kansa language  Search this
Mandan language  Search this
Chastacosta language  Search this
Coquille language  Search this
Tutelo language  Search this
Winnebago language  Search this
Siuslaw language  Search this
Takelma language  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Drawings
Vocabulary
Folklore
Sermons
Manuscripts
Obituaries
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Citation:
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4800
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3261ab492-5f9d-4be7-b1f4-c24d3f5da29b
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ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4800
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"Oto Indians"

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry (of Omaha, Nebraska)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.25 in.)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Studio portrait of two men. One holds a revolver, the other holds a bow and arrows. The item is number 266(?) of the series Photographs of Indians.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09927500
Other Title:
Photographs of Indians
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Topic:
Otoe  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen photograph collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw318061497-4a19-46f6-9948-27c4f8845674
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1578

Oto Indian men

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry (of Omaha, Nebraska)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.25 in.)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Studio portrait of two men. One holds a bow, the other a revolver. The item is number 206 of the series Photographs of Indians.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09856800
Other Title:
Photographs of Indians
"Otoe Indians"
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Topic:
Otoe  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f24b3b91-34a2-4f33-b503-b1488a4bda8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref870
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Photographs of Rudolph Friedrich Kurz drawings

Artist:
Kurz, Rudolf Friedrich, 1818-1871  Search this
Names:
Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941  Search this
Extent:
124 Prints (silver gelatin)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Iowa  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Cree  Search this
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
A'aninin (Gros Ventre)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Drawings
Photographs
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs of drawings made by Rudolph Friederich Kurz in his diary while traveling to the western fur trading posts on the Mississippi and upper Missouri Rivers (1846-1852). Most of the drawings depict Native Americans, horses, artifacts, forts, and landscapes. The photographs were made or collected by David I. Bushnell in Berne, Switzerland, and are mounted for publication, probably in BAE Bulletin 115.
Biographical/Historical note:
Rudolf Friedrich Kurz (1818-1871) was born to a successful Swiss banker and developed his painting skills through extensive studies in Bern and Paris. Inspired by the works of George Catlin, Kurz traveled to the United States in 1846 to visit the Native Americans living on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. He documented this expedition through text and sketches in his journals, which were later published. In 1852, Kurz returned to Bern, where he taught art until his death in 1871.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2522-c
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives also holds Bushnell's transcription of Kurz's journal (MS 2522-a), Myris Jarrell's translation of the journal (MS 2522-b), and related notes (MS 2522-d).
Contained in:
Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)
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Genre/Form:
Drawings
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 2522-c, Photographs of Rudolph Friedrich Kurz drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.2522-c
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37e09d2f6-ff22-425f-b40c-2797df5437b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-2522-c

William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Photographer:
Geological Survey (U.S.)  Search this
J. Gurney & Son  Search this
Savage & Ottinger  Search this
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this
Carter, C. W., 1832-1918  Search this
Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison)  Search this
Easterly, Thomas M. (Thomas Martin), 1809-1882  Search this
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.)  Search this
Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this
Ulke, Henry, 1821-1910  Search this
Vannerson, Julian, 1827-  Search this
Westmann, Orloff R.  Search this
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886  Search this
Names:
Geological Survey of the Territories (U.S.) (1862-1872) (Hayden Survey)  Search this
Powell-Thompson Survey  Search this
Extent:
9 Albums (circa 4000 prints, albumen (some copies))
Culture:
White Mountain Apache  Search this
Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache (New Mexico)  Search this
Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)  Search this
Waco Indians  Search this
White River Ute (Yampa)  Search this
Wyandot  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Wichita  Search this
Tewa Pueblos  Search this
Taos Indians  Search this
Stockbridge Indians  Search this
Sisitonwan Dakota (Sisseton Sioux)  Search this
Ute  Search this
Uintah Ute  Search this
Tonkawa  Search this
Pueblo  Search this
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Yanktonnai Nakota (Yankton Sioux)  Search this
Montauk  Search this
Bannock  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Brotherton Indians  Search this
Modoc  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Apache  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Chiricahua Apache  Search this
Miami  Search this
Oto  Search this
Kitchai Wichita  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Osage  Search this
Chickasaw  Search this
Odawa (Ottawa)  Search this
Jicarilla Apache  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Caddo  Search this
Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)  Search this
Iowa  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Seminole  Search this
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Shawnee  Search this
Potawatomi  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux)  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Lenape (Delaware)  Search this
Fox  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Seneca  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albums
Photographs
Date:
circa 1877
Scope and Contents note:
Albums probably assembled by William Henry Jackson, mostly containing portraits of Native American delegates in Washington, D.C. and photographs made on US Geological Surveys (including the Hayden and Powell surveys). Photographs from the field include John K. Hillers' photographs of the Southwest, photographs of Fort Laramie (possibly by Alexander Gardner), Orloff R. Westmann's photographs of Taos Pueblo, and Jackson's photographs of Crow, Shoshoni, Pawnee, and Nez Perce Tribes and related sites. Most of the photographs were made circa 1860s-1870s.

The albums were probably by Jackson while working under Ferdinand V. Hayden for the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. The reason for their creation is uncertain, though it may have been a project set up by Hayden or a continuation of William Henry Blackmore's tradition of publishing albums. Some of the albums include captions pasted from Jackson's Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians (1877) while others have handwritten captions.
Biographical/Historical note:
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer. Born in New York, he sold drawings and retouched photographs from an early age. After serving in the Civil War, he opened a photography studio in Omaha, Nebraska, with his brother Edward. As photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Surveys (1870-1878), he documented the American west and published the first photographs of Yellowstone. When the surveys lost funding in 1879, Jackson opened a studio in Denver, Colorado, and also worked for various railroad companies. Many of Jackson's photographs were displayed at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago (1893), for which he was the official photographer.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4420
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Original negatives for many of the photographs in this collection can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds William Henry Jackson photographs and negatives.
Additional Jackson photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4605, MS 4801, Photo Lot 14, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 29, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 87-20, and Photo Lot 90-1.
Correspondence from Jackson held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4517, MS 4881, MS 4821, and collections of personal papers.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Pueblos  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 4420, William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.4420
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William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3579a455e-5931-4e6e-9659-42bb7718b6fd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-4420
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Portrait of Tcha-Wan-Na-Ga-He (Buffalo Chief) in Native Dress wearing fur and feather headdress and peace medal, holding pipe-tomahawk

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Collection Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (005 in x 007 in mounted on 016 in x 020 in)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
In Album 6.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.01001206

NAA MS.MS 4420

OPPS NEG.3841B
Local Note:
Black and white Photoprint on Cardboard Mount in Album
Place:
Washington, DC ?
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Topic:
Otoe  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 4420, William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d66c6c38-059f-4e0b-8831-30c752901c10
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-4420-ref551

Portrait of Oto man, (George) Arkeketah, Chief

Creator:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
before 1894
Scope and Contents:
Home: Oto and Missouri Reservation, Oklahoma.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 10013700 ; OPPS NEG 3827 A
Place:
Washington DC
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item Negative 3827 A
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Glass Negatives / Hillers, John K.?
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b523e11e-7413-4b78-8589-b0c8a4bcb011
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref10392

Portrait of Oto man, (George) Arkeketah, Chief

Creator:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
before 1894
Scope and Contents:
Home: Oto and Missouri Reservation, Oklahoma.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 10013800 ; OPPS NEG 3827 B
Place:
Washington DC
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item Negative 3827 B
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Glass Negatives / Hillers, John K.?
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33be59eb6-7a53-4794-9d27-2fd084891f8c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref10393

Portrait of Oto man, James Whitewater

Creator:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1891-1892
Scope and Contents:
Born 1837. Delegate and councilman, Oto and Missouri tribes, 1891. Civil War veteran. Home: Oto and Missouri Reservation, Oklahoma. ; Levi Bloyd, Vice President, Jefferson County Historical Society, Fairbury, Nebraska writes (November 19, 1955): "...Whitewater was a murderer under the whiteman's law, but under his own peoples law he surely wasn't considered such. He murdered two white men here in the early 1870s while they were still on the reservation here. He served quite a stretch in the [Nebraska] prison and was pardoned July 4, 1889. The chiefs whom I ask you for pictures [Medicine Horse], Little Pipe, Baptiste Deroin] made a trip to Fairbury to keep peace with the white people while they were also trying to find Whitewater to turn him over to the whiteman's law."
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 10016600 ; OPPS NEG 3855 A
Place:
Washington DC
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item Negative 3855 A
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Glass Negatives / Hillers, John K.?
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35b59d5c9-0498-46a8-9d7e-897dc214ec0a
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ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref10428

Portrait of Oto man, James Whitewater

Creator:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1891-1892
Scope and Contents:
Born 1837. Delegate and councilman, Oto and Missouri tribes, 1891. Civil War veteran. Home: Oto and Missouri Reservation, Oklahoma.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 10016700 ; OPPS NEG 3855 B
Place:
Washington DC
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item Negative 3855 B
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ce1c27db-db7b-4e85-8fc9-9063b780cb00
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref10429

Portrait (Front) of Chief Shun-Kikhowe (Mysterious Horse) or Chun-Eh-Hoe or Shun-Gech-Hoy (Medicine Horse)

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion, 007 in x 009 in)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1869
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06612400 ; OPPS NEG 03835 A
Local Note:
Broken Negative, Repaired
Place:
Washington DC?
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03835A 06612400
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3732bb5b0-d834-4b62-ab84-439ba74cef05
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ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5562

Portrait (Front) of Chief Shun-Kikhowe (Mysterious Horse) or Chun-Eh-Hoe or Shun-Gech-Hoy (Medicine Horse)

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion, 003 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Oto  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1869
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06612500 ; OPPS NEG 03835 B
Place:
Washington DC?
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03835B 06612500
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b3f1da73-40ea-464a-80fb-ba3a107d8fb1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5563

Portrait of Obahomani or Op-Po-Hom-Mon-Ne (Buck Elk Walking), (Missouri), and Thrashagi or Een-Brick-To (Blackbird)

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion stereograph, 003 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Omaha  Search this
Oto  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1875
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06614000 ; OPPS NEG 03888 A
Local Note:
Halved Stereo, See 3888B
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03888A 06614000
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c1c50ca4-0040-4eae-89a5-4f0afdff2346
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5578

Portrait of Obahomani or Op-Po-Hom-Mon-Ne (Buck Elk Walking), (Missouri), and Thrashagi or Een-Brick-To (Blackbird)

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion stereograph, 003 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Omaha  Search this
Oto  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1875
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06614100 ; OPPS NEG 03888 B
Local Note:
Halved Stereo, See 3888A
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03888B 06614100
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ceef9a84-06c5-45b8-8f08-ebf21dd602f2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5579

Group Portrait of Four Men

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion stereograph, 003 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Omaha  Search this
Oto  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1875
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06614200 ; OPPS NEG 03889 A1
Local Note:
Id of Individuals on Back of File Print/See 3889A2
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03889A1 06614200
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3da5c22d2-db3e-4749-b9cd-2cac796290b8
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ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5580

Group Portrait of Four Men

Creator:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (Collodion stereograph, 003 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Omaha  Search this
Oto  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Date:
1875
Local Numbers:
NAA INV 06614300 ; OPPS NEG 03889 A2
Local Note:
Halved Stereo, See 3889A1
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.176, Item BAE GN 03889A2 06614300
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39b542e42-7626-4cb0-b3da-577269ca1d14
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref5581

Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of Native Americans

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Photographer:
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this
Cohner, Samuel A.  Search this
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934  Search this
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.)  Search this
Sawyer, Wells, 1863-1960  Search this
Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this
Vannerson, Julian, 1827-  Search this
Names:
Mindeleff, Cosmos, 1863-  Search this
Mindeleff, Victor, 1860-1948  Search this
Extent:
16 Albums (albumen and platinum)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Cocopa  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux)  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Wichita  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Northwest Coast  Search this
Tonkawa  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Spokan  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Apache  Search this
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Ponca  Search this
Tewa Pueblos  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Osage  Search this
Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Iowa  Search this
Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albums
Photographs
Place:
Chaco Canyon (N.M.)
Sonora (Mexico : State)
New Mexico
Date:
1858-1905
Scope and Contents note:
Photograph albums prepared by the Bureau of American Ethnology or the photographic lab, possibly for reference purposes by staff. The use of such albums has been mentioned by BAE photographer De Lancey W. Gill. The albums contain photographs made from the Bureau of American Ethnology's collection of negatives, documenting Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboin, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cocopa, Dakota, Flathead, Fox, Iowa, Kalispel, Kiowa Apache, Nez Perce, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Santa Clara, Sauk, Shoshoni, Spokane Tonkawa, Wichita, and Winnebago people. The bulk of the photographs are studio portraits, made at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898 or during delegation visits to Washington, DC. There are also other photographs made during Victor Mindeleffʹs work in Chaco Canyon, and on W J McGeeʹs expedition to Sonora, Mexico, in 1900.

Photographers include Charles Milton Bell, William Dinwiddie, Alexander Gardner, De Lancey W. Gill, John K. Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Frank Albert Rinehart, Wells Moses Sawyer, Antonio Zeno Shindler, Victor or Cosmos Mindeleff, Julian Vannerson with Samuel A. Cohner. Included are negative numbers formerly used by BAE, but the National Anthropological Archives also annotated them with current negative numbers.
Arrangement note:
Titles of the albums are (1) Omaha and Winnebago; (2) miscellaneous; (3) Sauk and Fox; (4) miscellaneous; (5) Arapaho and Cheyenne; (6) Chiricahua, San Carlos, and Apache; (7) Sauk and Fox; (8) Osage, Shoshoni and Nez Perce, Siouan, Oto; (9) Santa Clara and Flathead; (10) Ponca; (11) Sauk and (12) Wichita and Kiowa Apache; (13) Cocopa; and (14) Assiniboin and Blackfoot
Biographical/Historical note:
The Bureau of American Ethnology was founded in 1879 in part as a result of the federal geological surveys and under the administration of the Smithsonian Institution. Under the directorship of John Wesley Powell (1879-1902), the BAE supported field research by its staff and collaborators, initiated several anthropological publications, and supported the growth of the anthropological discipline, particularly as it related to Native Americans. In addition to its research and publications program, it developed a manuscript repository, library, and an illustrations section that included (in addition to the preparation of artwork for publications) photography and a photographic collection. The BAE commissioned studio portraits of visiting Indian delegates and hired De Lancey Gill served as the its official photographer and illustrator from the 1890s to 1930.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 60
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Bureau of American Ethnology records and the BAE historical negatives, as well as Dinwiddie photographs of the W. J. McGee expeditions are held in (Photo Lot 89 and Photo Lot 144), Charles Milton Bell photographs (Photo Lot 80), and additional photographs by most photographers represented in this collection (Photo Lot 59 and Photo Lot 90-1)
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Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 60, Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.60
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b2e9c187-df63-4ee0-b1e7-1de59d1bff96
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-60
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