The powwow : the Fort Dearborn massacre
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Description
- Title
- The powwow : the Fort Dearborn massacre
- Alternative Title
- Fort Dearborn massacre
- Creator
- Glass, F. R. (Frederick Ralph), 1879-1937, artist
- Contributor
- Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago, Ill.), (1933-1934 : contributor.
- Published / Created
- [1933]
- Copyright Date
- ©1933
- Publication Place
- Chicago and United States Illinois Chicago
- Publisher
- Black Partridge Pagents, Inc.
- Abstract
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Print shows the meeting between Captain Nathan Heald and the Potawatomi the day before the massacre at Fort Dearborn; Heald, in uniform, standing beside interpreter (perhaps William Wells) in buckskin, talking with a Potawatomi leader (perhaps Black Partridge), also standing, while others, mostly men, sitting, listen; tipis to the sides of the image; prairie and sky in background
- Description
-
Title from caption below image. Signature of Glass and copyright date within the image.
The original image was a scene from his fifty-foot-long panoramic scene hung at the Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934) in Chicago, Ill. - Extent
- 1 print : 17.4 x 23.0 cm, on sheet 21.8 x 28.4 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- BrSide4o Zc16 P8 933po
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Pictorial works
Lithographs
Portraits - Material
- color ;, paper, ink, lithography, and single sided
- Resource Type
-
still image
text - Subject (Geographic)
- United States
- Subject (Name)
-
Heald, Nathan, 1775-1832
Wells, William, 1770-1812
Black Partridge, active 1795-1816 - Subject (Topic)
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Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812
Potawatomi Indians
History - Subjects
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Heald, Nathan, 1775-1832 > Pictorial works
Wells, William, 1770-1812 > Pictorial works
Black Partridge, active 1795-1816 > Pictorial works
Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812 > Pictorial works
Potawatomi Indians > History > Pictorial works
United States > History > War of 1812 > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 15558512
- Object ID (OID)
- 2015684
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