Photographs of Indian delegations : consisting of Kiowas, Comanches, Apaches, Arrapahoes, Caddoes, Wichitas, Wacos, Keechies, Towoccaroes, and Delawares, under charge of Captain Henry E. Alvord, special Indian commissioner
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs of Indian delegations : consisting of Kiowas, Comanches, Apaches, Arrapahoes, Caddoes, Wichitas, Wacos, Keechies, Towoccaroes, and Delawares, under charge of Captain Henry E. Alvord, special Indian commissioner
Description
- Title
- Photographs of Indian delegations : consisting of Kiowas, Comanches, Apaches, Arrapahoes, Caddoes, Wichitas, Wacos, Keechies, Towoccaroes, and Delawares, under charge of Captain Henry E. Alvord, special Indian commissioner
- Creator
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
- Contributor
- Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
- Published / Created
- 1872.
- Abstract
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An incomplete set of images from a portfolio of studio portrait photographs of Indian delegates to the United States created by the photographic studio of Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C., for the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England, 1872. Individual tribal nations represented in this collection include Arapaho Indians, Caddo Indians, Comanche Indians, Keeche Tribe, Kiowa Indians, Tawakoni Indians, and Wichita Indians. Most of the images include a front and profile view of the individual
Individuals include Arapaho Indians Black Crow and the wife of Pacer; a Caddo Indian, Antelope; Comanche Indians consisting of Chewing Elk (Quirts-Quip), Gap In The Salt (Ho-We-Oh), Gray Leggings (Asa-To-Yet), and Jim; a Keechi (also known as the Keeche Tribe) Indian, Knee-War-War; a Kiowa Indian, the wife of Lone Wolf (Guipago); a Towoccaro (also known as the Tawakoni) Indian, the son of Dave (Caw-Lac-Its-Ca); and a Wichita Indian, Esquitzchew
Incidental photographic prints in the collection include portraits of Dakota Indian delegates consisting of Big Foot (Che-Tan-Keah) and Cayote (Tshan-Gma-Ne-Toh).
- Description
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Photographs are mounted on boards with typescript captions and image numbers 82, 86, 94, 95, 97, 102, 106, 111, 114, 117, and 120.
Plain portfolio case accompanies the collection. - Provenance
- Gift of Othniel Charles Marsh, 1899.
- Extent
- 26 photographic prints : 13.7 x 9.7 cm. on mounts 30.3 x 25.2 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
- WA Photos 396
- Related Resource Online
- View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Studio portraits - Material
- b & w ;
- Subject (Name)
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Alvord, Henry E. 1844-1904. (Henry Elijah),
Antelope
Big Foot, d. 1890
Black Crow
Cayote
Chewing Elk
Esquitzchew
Gap In The Salt
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.
Gray Leggings
Jim Comanche Indian
Knee-War-War
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
Keeche Tribe - Subject (Topic)
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Arapaho Indians
Caddo Indians
Comanche Indians
Indians of North America
Government relations
Kiowa Indians
Tawakoni Indians
Wichita Indians - Subjects
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Alvord, Henry E. (Henry Elijah), 1844-1904
Antelope > Portraits
Big Foot, d. 1890 > Portraits
Black Crow > Portraits
Cayote > Portraits
Chewing Elk > Portraits
Esquitzchew > Portraits
Gap In The Salt > Portraits
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Gray Leggings > Portraits
Jim Comanche Indian > Portraits
Knee-War-War > Portraits
Blackmore Museum (Salisbury, England)
Keeche Tribe > Portraits
Arapaho Indians > Portraits
Caddo Indians > Portraits
Comanche Indians > Portraits
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Portraits
Kiowa Indians > Portraits
Tawakoni Indians > Portraits
Wichita Indians > Portraits
Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899 > Ownership
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.
- Citation
- Alexander Gardner, Photographs of Indian Delegations. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 1511869
- Object ID (OID)
- 2019833