Studio portraits of unidentified buffalo soldiers, taken in Washington, D.C., Reno, I.T., and Caldwell, Kansas. Most portraits are full length views of soldiers in uniform. Some feature buffalo robes as props, and in several photographs soldiers are depicted with their musical instruments. One portrait includes two young girls
Description:
Advertisement on verso of some mounts for Cosand and Miller, Photographers, or for Pullman's Photograph and Portrait Gallery, or for Wellington Art Studio, Snell and Sargent, Proprietors.
Subject (Name):
United States. Army
Subject (Topic):
African American soldiers and African American troops
Three cartes-de-visite photographs of Santee Sioux (Dakota) Indian prisoners Sha-Kpe (Little Six), his family, and Wa-Kan-O-Zhan-Zhan (Medicine Bottle), and 16 views of Minneapolis and St. Paul and environs, including Rain Bluff, Silvery Falls, Fairy Glen, Fountain Cave, and Fountain Cascade. All images are on Martin's Art Gallery mounts, but are credited to various Minnesota photographers
Description:
Advertisement for Martin's Art Gallery on some mounts., "W. H. Illingworth, Photographer" printed on verso of most Minnesota views, covered by Martin's Art Gallery label., "Upton's Series of Minnesota Views" on some mounts., Indian portraits are from Martin's Gallery of Indian Portraits., Manuscript and letterpress captions on mounts., and Accompanied by a box list.
Publisher:
Martin's Art Gallery
Subject (Geographic):
Minnesota., Saint Paul (Minn.), Minneapolis (Minn.), and Minnesota
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Dakota Indians, Wars, 1862-1865, and Prisoners
Five cartes-de-visite photographs of Pawnee Indians identified as scouts for Major Frank North: Murie, White Horse, Chief Snake, High Eagle and Leizer (Ceasar).
Description:
Major Frank North commanded Pawnee Indian scouts in several western campaigns during the 1860s and 1870s, and later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Publisher:
Jackson Bros
Subject (Name):
North, Frank J. 1840-1885. (Frank Joshua), and Jackson Bros. (Photographers)
Subject (Topic):
Military scouts, Indians of North America, and Pawnee Indians
Photographs of Pawnee Indians identified as Major Frank North's Pawnee scouts, including portraits of Big Doctor, a Pawnee Medicine Man of the Skidi Band, Pawnee and Blue Hawk, Pawnee warriors of the Chau-i Band of Pawnees, and Yellow Sun, head chief of the Chau-i Band. There is also one view of Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Description:
Major Frank North commanded Pawnee Indian scouts in several western campaigns during the 1860s and 1870s, and later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. and Advertisement on verso of mounts for Eaton's Gallery of Art. Manuscript captions on verso of mounts.
Publisher:
Eaton
Subject (Geographic):
Council Bluffs (Iowa)
Subject (Name):
North, Frank J. 1840-1885. (Frank Joshua),
Subject (Topic):
Military scouts, Indians of North America, and Pawnee Indians
Photographs of Utah, including views in Salt Lake City of the City Hall, the interior of the Tabernacle, and Brigham Young's residence, and a portrait of Brigham Young. Outside of Salt Lake city there are photographs of a wagon train at Coalville, the Millersville Bridge, Weber Canyon, Soda Springs,and three composite photographs of Utah landscapes and Indians
Description:
Advertisement on verso of some mounts for C. W. Carter's Photograph Gallery and View Emporium. Manuscript captions on verso of some mounts. Letterpress captions on some mounts. One print of Brigham Young has become detached from its mount. and Accompanied by a box list.
Photographs of the funeral procession of King Kalakaua, who died in 1891, including scenes at Nuuanu Cemetery and of his mourning sister, Queen Liliuokalani, and mourners paying their respects at the wake at the Iolani Royal Palace. There are also studio portaits of various sizes, of Princess Likelike, Queen Kapiolani, and King Kalakaua, With three letters, one to Robert Creighton, Minister of Foreign Affairs to King Kalakaua, concerning a contract for steamer service between New Zealand and Honolulu; one from Creighton complaining to a shipping company concerning the neglect of a ship's captain to fire a salute for several high ranking Hawaiian ministers; and a note in French addressed to Creighton thanking him for his patronage in the publication of a scientific work, and Also with a dance card from the Iolani Royal Palace for an event held April 20, 1887
Description:
Advertisements for various Honolulu and San Francisco photographers (L. Williams, M. Dickson, William H. Davis, Taber) on some mounts.
Subject (Geographic):
Hawaii and Honolulu
Subject (Name):
Kalakaua, David, King of Hawaii, 1836-1891, Creighton, Robert J., Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917, Kaiulani, Princess of Hawaii, 1875-1899, and Likelike, Miriam, Princess of Hawaii, 1851-1887
