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- Native American dancers
- Native American (Plains) men and women participate in a dance. One man holds a drum. The men wear moccasins, leggings, fur pelts, and war bonnet feather headdresses. The women wear moccasins, beaded and fringed dresses, some decorated with elk...
- Indian dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American dancers
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a dance. The men wear beaded moccasins, leggings, fur pelts decorated with metal, bells, and feather headdresses; one man holds a drum. Spectators sit in covered grandstands.
- Indian dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Headdresses--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Presentation dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a dance in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The men wear moccasins, bells, beaded leggings, kilts, beaded armbands, fur pelts, and feather headdresses.
- Indian dance--Indian Territory--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indian Territory--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Indian Territory--1880-1910.; Spectators--Indian Territory--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Native American and white men
- Geronimo (Chiricahua Apache), Native American (Plains) men, and a white man pose outdoors, possibly at Fort Sill, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). They pose near a collection of items that includes woven baskets, antlers, blankets, fur pelts, tobacco...
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1880-1910.; Baskets--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1880-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- [between 1883 and 1909]
- Sketches in the far West A smoke with friendlies.
- A white man smokes a wooden pipe with a group of Native American (Plains) men. The group of men sit in a lodge near a fire.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Smoking--1880-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) man. He wears a feather headdress and fur pelts over his braids.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains: Arikara, Hidatsa, or Mandan) man. He wears a Fort Berthold shirt, a hair pipe breast plate, a medal, and a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Indian sun dance Medicine man making good medicine
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a Sun Dance. One man stands near the center of a brush dance arbor by a pole and holds a bundle decorated with feathers above his head; other men stand nearby. The men wear beaded headbands, kilts, and no...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Arbors (Bowers)--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Sun dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- An Indian Sun Dance Indians Dancing up to the center and blowing their whistles
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a Sun Dance. The men blow on bone whistles as they dance near the center pole in a brush arbor; they wear kilts, beaded belts, and headbands.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Arbors (Bowers)--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Sun dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American procession
- A procession of Native American (Plains) men walk past single and double tiered covered grandstands filled with spectators. The men wear beaded leggings, hair pipe breast plates, and feather headdresses. A U. S. flag is tethered to a pole atop the...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Grandstands--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Parades & processions--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native Americans
- Native American (Sioux) women and children pose outdoors with white men. The women and girl wear moccasins, fringed dresses, hair pipe necklaces, and headbands. The boys wear moccasins, leggings, beaded shirts, armbands, and feather headdresses....
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native Americans
- Native American (Plains) men and a white man pose outdoors. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, fringed shirts, hair pipe breast plates, fur pelt bandoliers decorated with metal, and feather headdresses. The white man wears a suit and...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Headdresses--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) woman. She wears a beaded dress, a blouse, and beaded necklaces.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mountain picture up Pryor Canyon
- Native American (Plains) men ride on horseback in a stream up Pryor Canyon in Huerfano County, Colorado. The sides of the creek are covered with trees and grass.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Pryor Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man on horseback
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors on horseback. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a vest with a metal badge attached, and fur pelts over his braids. The horse has a bridle, saddle and saddle blanket.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dewey Beard, wife and daughter
- Dewey Beard, his wife and daughter, Native American (Plains) man, woman, and girl, pose outdoors. Dewey Beard wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, a fringed shirt, a hair pipe breast plate decorated with a medal, a necklace made of teeth, and...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Families--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Girls--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Beard, Dewey--Family.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors. He shades his eyes with his hand. He wears beaded moccasins, armbands, and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Smiling man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors, he smiles. The man wears beaded moccasins and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Smiling--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man and woman
- A Native American (Plains) man and woman pose outdoors. They wear moccasins, leggings, scarves around their necks, and are wrapped in blankets. The man wears fur pelts over his braids. They stand near an adobe wall.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors; he aims a rifle. The man wears beaded moccasins and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Rifles--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses near an adobe wall. He wears a fur pelt blanket and a sheathed bow that is held by a strap around his shoulders.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Buck with buffalo robe
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors near an adobe wall. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fur pelt blanket, and a sheathed bow and arrows that are held by a strap around his shoulders.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American woman
- A Native American (Plains) woman poses outdoors. She wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a blanket, and a scarf around her neck. She poses near an adobe wall.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American woman and baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) woman and baby. They pose on a buffalo pelt. The baby is in a cradleboard. The woman wears a dress and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Mothers & children--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American men
- Native American (Plains) men pose outdoors near a camp of tepees. The men wear moccasins, leggings, and blanket kilts. One man wears a vest, hair pipe jewelry, and a wide-brimmed hat. The other wears a jacket with a watch chain and holds a hat. A...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American men
- Native American (Plains) men and a woman pose outdoors. The two men sit on a bench and the woman stands behind them. One man wears chaps, a fur-lined coat, and a cap with a feather in it. The woman wears a scarf on her head and a medal on her shirt.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American boy
- Close-up view of a Native American (Plains) boy on horseback. He holds reins. An ax and a coiled rope is strapped to the horse's saddle.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Boys--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American boys and girls
- A group of Native American (Plains) boys, girls, and teenagers pose outdoors near a brick building. The girls wear dresses and braided hair. The boys wear suits. Some boys have short hair, others wear wide-brimmed hats.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Boys--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Girls--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Teenagers--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American men and woman
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Plains) men and a woman. The woman wears moccasins, a blanket, a shawl, and a hair pipe necklace decorated with metal. The men wear moccasins, leggings, hair pipe and dentalium shell...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American men
- Native American (Plains) men and woman pose outdoors. The men lie on the ground while the woman stands. She is wrapped in a blanket. The men wear moccasins, leggings, and blankets. A cradleboard is propped up against a pile of blankets and hides. A...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American women and children
- Native American (Plains) women and children pose outdoors near a wooden building. The women wear moccasins and are wrapped in blankets. One baby is in a beaded cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Old Lady Louver and Mrs Ryan
- Old Lady Louver, a Native American (Plains) woman and Mrs. Ryan both a basket. Mrs. Ryan holds Old Lady Louver's arm. Old Lady Louver wears a blanket and a dress. Mrs. Ryan wears a dress. A wooden ladder is nearby.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Old Lady Louver.; Ryan, Mrs.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Annie Colliere (quamir)
- Annie Colliere, a Native American (Plains) woman, poses outdoors with three children. She holds a baby wrapped in a blanket; one of the children wears a bonnet; the other has her head covered by the baby's blanket. A brush shelter and trees are in...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Infants--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Mothers & children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Colliere, Annie.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mybak at the Machine
- Mybak, a Native American (Plains) woman, sits at a sewing machine that is on a table outdoors. A large piece of cloth is draped over the table. Steps that lead to an open screen door are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Sewing machines--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Mybak.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American women cook outdoors
- Native American (Plains) women cook outdoors over a fire. One woman sits on a blanket and rolls a piece of dough with a jar. Another woman stands nearby. The woman, who sits, wears a knit hat and a dress; the other woman wears beaded moccasins, a...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Outdoor cookery--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) man. The man holds a wooden pipe. He wears a blanket, a shirt, scarves over his braids, and a feather in his hair.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Calumets--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses on a wooden porch. The man has a wooden pipe in his mouth. He lays under a fur pelt. He wears no shirt, a necklace with a metal pendant, and a feather in his hair.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Calumets--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) man. The man wears scarves over his braided hair.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American women and children
- Native American (Plains) women and children pose near a straw covered wickiup. The women and a baby are wrapped in blankets. A young child wears a union suit.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Infants--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Mothers & children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Wickiups--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American women
- Two Native American (Plains) women pose outdoors near trees and bushes. The women wear dresses and shawls. One woman holds a kerchief.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) man. The man sits between a pile of straw and a wooden fence; he holds a wooden pipe. He wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a blanket, a fringed shirt, a medal around his neck, a hair pipe...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Calumets--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Plains) woman. The woman wears moccasins, a print dress and beaded necklaces.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American men
- Studio portrait (sitting) of two Native American men. Both men sit near a log; one man wears moccasins and leggings.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Plains tipis
- View over an open plain shows the tepees, tents, and horses of a Native American (Plains) camp.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Tents--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Tipis--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Plains Indians
- View of a Native American (Plains) woman on horseback dragging a travois upon which sits two children. They parade with another horse in front of a grandstand.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.; Travois--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Plains Indians
- View of a Native American (Plains) camp shows men, women, children, horses, and tepees. The people are posing, working, and relaxing in groups.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Tipis--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Joe Ambler's [?] tipee
- A white woman sits on a tarp with two Native American (Plains) men near a tepee and a wooden building. The tepee is described as belonging to Joe Ambler [?]. The woman wears a full length, dark colored dress and a hat.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Plains Indians, abodes
- A Native American (Plains) woman, wearing a shawl, a print dress, and moccasins, poses next to a tepee with a child who wears a print dress. A horse stands behind them, and the tepee has a circle of stars around a crescent moon painted on its side.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Girls--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Plains Indian, possibly priest in religious ceremony
- Standing profile portrait of an unidentified Native American (Plains) man. He wears a long cloth around his waist, is shirtless, and holds a pipe in his hands.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Calumets--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Presentation Dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a Presentation Dance while spectators look on. The men wear bells, fur pelts, body paint, breechcloths, leggings, feather roaches, and headdresses. Some men carry staffs.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]