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Title
Sioux Indians visiting the tents to persuade others to war council, ca.1891
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1891
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of Sioux Indians visiting the tents to persuade others to war council, ca.1891. Three men can be seen standing near three teepees, while two women stand at center directly outside one of the tents. A man sitting on a horse can be seen to the right of the women. Two people covered in blankets can be seen in or near a wagon at left. Barren desert land can be seen in the background. Photoprint reads: "Chief Fast Thunders Camp".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 17 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m19187
USC-1-1-1-13984 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11969
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m19187
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11969.jpg
Subject
Indians--Sioux
Indians of North America
Sioux Indians
Cattle
War
Wounded Knee Creek, Battle of, 1890
Indians of North America--Industries
Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1891
Place
USA
Source
1-181-17 [Microfiche number]
11969 [Accession number]
CHS-11969 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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