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Title
Sioux Indians "skinning out" a steer after a beef issue
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
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 "skinning out a steer after a beef issue", [s.d.]. The dead steer is on the ground at center. Two Indian men with hats and aprons on have begun skinning it, starting with the legs. There is a dog in the foreground near the head of the steer. There is a large group of Indians gathered around the steer, and most are wearing a combination of Western and Indian clothing. One man at right is wearing a feather headdress. A man is holding a baby at right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m19180 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-10504
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m19180
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-10504.jpg
Subject
Indians of North America
Sioux Indians
Cattle
Indians of North America--Industries
Plains
Place
USA
Source
1-181-10 [Microfiche number]
10504 [Accession number]
CHS-10504 [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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