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  • Northern Utes, agents, and interpreter
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    Studio portrait of four Native American Ute men, two agents, and an interpreter. They are identified as:"Standing: J. S. Littlefield, agent, White River; Tab-u-cha-kat; Pak-ant; Catz; Uriah M. Curtis, interpreter. Sitting: Wanzitz (Antelope); Maj....
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Catz, Ute Indian.; Han-ko, Ute Indian.; Pak-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Wanzito.; Curtis, Uriah M.; Littlefield, J. S.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
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    [1872]
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  • Crow Indians
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    Group portrait of Native Americans (Crow and Bannock) and interpreters on a grassy lawn in front of a gazebo. Identification: "1. Tom Stuart, Crow interpreter 1880, 2. Addison McQuivy (?), Crow interpreter 1880, 3. Long Elk, Crow Chief 1880, 4....
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    Bannock Indians--1870-1890.; Crow Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.
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    [between 1878 and 1885?]
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  • William Cody with group in front of tent
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1887?]
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  • Utes, agents, and interpreter
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    Studio portrait of four Native American Ute men, two agents, and an interpreter. They are identified as: "Standing: J. S. Littlefield, agent, White River; Tab-u-cha-kat; Pah-ant; Catz; Uriah M. Curtis, interpreter. Sitting: Wanzitz (Antelope); Maj....
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    Indian interpreters--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Indian agents--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Catz, Ute Indian.; Curtis, Uriah M.; Hanko.; Pak-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.;...
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    [1872]
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  • Eusebio Chacón and Sophia Barela
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    Studio portrait of Hispanic American Eusebio Chacón, son of Rafael Chacón, and his wife, Sophia Barela de Chacón. They are dressed in their wedding clothes. Eusebio sits in a chair, he wears a suit and a white bow tie, he has a mustache and...
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    Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Spouses.; Chacón, Eusebio--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Family--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Sophia Barela...
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    1891
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  • Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
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    Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
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    Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
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    1878?
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  • Allotment crew ready to divide land at Pine Ridge
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    Agent Brennan poses in front of a tent with his son, Billy (William) Garnett, an interpreter, (son of General Richard B. Garnett of old Fort Laramie and a Native American Sioux mother), his wife, daughter and three sons, and a land allotment crew...
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    Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Families--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Surveyors--South...
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    [1891]
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  • Naturalizing Chief American Horse
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    Chief American Horse, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux sits at a table with a ledger and a woven blanket with the allotting surveyor, and an interpreter, as they naturalize him, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. American Horse wears a headdress,...
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    United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Pine...
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    1907
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  • Quassiah at Parker Monument
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    Quas-sah-yah, (Quassiah) a Native American Comanche man and close friend of Quanah Parker speaks at a podium with an interpreter at his side, during the unveiling of the Parker Monument, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma.
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    Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indian interpreters--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.;...
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    [1926?]
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  • Head Chief Black Horse shaking hands with missionary and promising friendship
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    Black Horse, a Native American (Navajo) man, shakes hands with a white missionary near a brush shelter. Spectators and an interpreter stand nearby.
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    Indian interpreters--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Missionaries--1880-1910.; Translators--1880-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1910.; Black Horse, Navajo Chief.
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    [between 1880 and 1910]
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  • William F. Cody with group
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group portrait in a studio. Sitting in front of Cody is Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. The others in the...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Eagle.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Halsey, William.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1885?]
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  • Ouray, chief of the Colorado Utes, Otto Mears, interpreter
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    Sitting studio portrait of Native American (Ute) Chief Ouray, and Otto Mears, interpreter and road builder. The chief is outfitted in beaded moccasins, leggings, shirt, and fringed coat, Mears wears a three piece suit.
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Ouray.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
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    1880
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  • Ute Indians, Chief John McCook and interpreter (Lester Chapoose)
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    Studio portrait of two Native American Ute men. The man sitting is Chief John McCook, brother of Chipeta. The man standing is an interpreter, identified as Lester Chapoose. Both men wear western style suits and hats.
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    Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--1920-1940.; Tribal chiefs--1920-1940.; Chipeta--Family.; Chapoose, Lester.; McCook, John, Chief.
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    [between 1925 and 1937]
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  • Family of the interpreter, Frank [i.e. Franc] C. Goings
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    Julia Goings, wife of Franc C. Goings, a North American Indian (Sioux) interpreter for the performers in "The Red Man", poses with her children in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls, in the dirt arena at the Empress Hall at the Golden...
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    Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Children--England--London--1900-1910.; Clothing &...
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    1909
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  • Frank [i.e. Franc] C. Goings, interpreter and family (not in programs)
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    Native American (Lakota Sioux) Interpreter Franc C. Goings and his family, members of "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and...
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    Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Children--England--London--1900-1910.; Clothing &...
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    1909
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  • Albert Attock-nie, celebrated Comanche interpreter
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    Seated portrait of Albert Attocknie, a Native American Comanche interpreter, holding a feather fan and wearing animal fur over his braids, feathers in his hair, and a buckskin shirt with a neck scarf.
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    Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indian interpreters--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Translators--1920-1930.; Attock-nie, Albert.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • John Nelson, scout, interpreter & guide, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
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    John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a half-length, studio portrait. He is wearing a wide- brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles around the pockets. He has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1887?]
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  • The Scriptbook
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    Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1932 May
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  • Wedding portrait, José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa
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    Studio wedding portrait of José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. José wears suit and tie, he has dark hair and a full mustache. His bride, Teodora wears a lace wedding gown and veil. José was...
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    Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Sheriffs.; García, José Amarante, 1859-1918--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinosa--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Conejos--Pictorial...
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    [1889]
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  • Naturalizing Chief American Horse
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    Chief American Horse, in a beaded, fringed jacket, striped pants, moccasins, and a feather headdress, sits at a table covered by a woven blanket. Men in suit jackets and slouch hats sit with him; one writes in a ledger book, recording the Native...
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    Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Naturalization--1900-1910.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
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    1907
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  • Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
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    Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1900 and 1925?]
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  • Delegation of Colorado Ute Indians together with white escorts in Washington D. C. who formulated the Kit Carson Treaty of 1868
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    Image of a oval portrait of Kit Carson and a triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in...
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    Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
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    1868
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  • Delegation of 1872
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    Portrait of Native American Utes in Denver, Colorado, with government officials, identified left to right: "O-re-kis" (Moache or Muache Ute), "Alexandro (Moache) "Corutz" "Muache Chief) "To-ha" (Moache), John Ward (interpreter), James B. Thompson...
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    Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Moache Indians--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Government relations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Delegations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
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    1872
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  • Indians, Ute, government relations, delegations
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    A triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in Washington D. C. to sign the Kit Carson...
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    Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
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    1868
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  • McCook, Little Jim, Pawnee, and others
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    Studio portrait of Native American men (Ute) identified as (top l to r): McKewin (McQuin), Lester Chapoose (interpreter), and Pawnee; (bottom l to r): Little Jim, and Chief McCook. The men wear suits, felt hats with feathers, some have braids.
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    Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; Little Jim.; Pawnee, Ute Indian.; Chapoose, Lester.; McCook, John, Chief.; McKewin, Ute Indian.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • McCook, Little Jim, Pawnee and others
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    Studio portrait of Native American men (Ute) identified as (top l to r): McKewin (McQuin), Lester Chapoose (interpreter), and Pawnee; (bottom l to r): Little Jim, and Chief McCook. The men wear suits, they hold felt hats, some with feathers, some...
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    Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; Little Jim.; Pawnee, Ute Indian.; Chapoose, Lester.; McCook, John, Chief.; McKewin, Ute Indian.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • A group of Sac and Fox chiefs
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    Group portrait of Sauk (Sac) and Fox Native American men and women, and white men. They are identified as: "Front - Col Townsend, Chief Moses Keokuk, Wm. Hurr, the interpreter, and others behind, near Hays, 1884." The group in the front row is...
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    Fox Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sauk Indians--1880-1890.; Hurr, William.; Keokuk, Moses.; Townsend, Colonel.
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    1884
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  • Mrs Thunder Bear, the famous interpite [sic] among the Sioux's
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    Seated studio portrait of Thunder Bear's wife, a Native American Sioux interpreter, wearing braids, hair pipe earrings and necklace, a plaid dress with a leather belt with metal disks (conchas) and a blanket around her waist, metal bracelets and...
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    Dakota Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Translators--1890-1900.; Thunder Bear--Family.
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    [1891?]
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  • Chipeta, Ouray, Piah
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    Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Ute) and white men and women in Washington, D. C. for the Brunot Treaty signing. Left to right- Back row Washington (Northern Ute), Susan (sister of Chief Ouray), Johnson #2 (Susan's...
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    Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Government relations--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Treaties--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Tribal...
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    [1874]
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  • Dedication of monument of old Red Cloud Indian Agency site between Crawford and Fort Robinson, Neb.
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    A group of Native American Dakota Sioux and white people pose in front of the Red Cloud Indian Agency stone memorial marker, Nebraska. "Reading left to right: Karl L. Spence, publisher Northwest Nebraska News, Crawford; A. E. Sheldon, secretary...
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    Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Red Cloud Agency Historical Site (Neb.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & Memorials--Nebraska--1930-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud...
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    1932 May 9
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  • Dakota Indians
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    Whites and Native Americans (Dakota) are gathered in a room in a building on the Devits Lake Agency, North Dakota (?). Identification reads: "Katie Veix, Asst. Clerk, J. W. McCabe, Chief Clerk, Little Fish, Chief, Simon Court, Interpreter, C. M....
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    Dakota Indians--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian interpreters--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian agents--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian reservations--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--North...
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    1909?
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  • Squaw Dance, Pine Ridge S. D.
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    Native American (Sioux) men and women during the Squaw Dance on the Pine Ridge reservation, South Dakota. Some of the women are dressed in costumes which include long skirts, shirts accented by elk tooth designs, and headdresses. Other women sit on...
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    Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--South Dakota--1900-1910.;...
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    1908
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  • Howard Frost, Interp., Omahas
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    Standing studio portrait of Native American (Omaha) man Interpreter Howard Frost. He wears a feather and a roach in his hair, silver arm bands, cuffs and medallion, beaded necklaces, and moccasins. His dark shirt, breechcloth and leggings are...
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    Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Omaha Indians--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--1890-1900.; Frost, Howard, Omaha Indian.
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    1898
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  • Kiowa Indian girl
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    Studio portrait of a Native American (Kiowa) woman. She wears a beaded shawl, necklace, and headband.
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    Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Kiowa Indians--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940?]
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  • Winema Toby Riddle
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    Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) woman Winema Toby Riddle. She wears a dark dress with a white collar, buttons, and ruffled cuffs. Mrs. Riddle and her husband were interpreters during the Modoc War.
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Winema, Modoc Chieftainess, 1842-1932.
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    1875 or 1876
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  • Northern Cheyenne Indians Dodge City Kans
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    Members of Dull Knife's group: Frizzley Hair, Wild Hog, Rain in the Face, Crow, Old Man, White Antelope, and George Reynolds, Interpreter, Native American (Cheyenne) and white men, sit on the steps of the courthouse after being captured, Dodge...
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    Cheyenne Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1870-1880.; Prisoners of war--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.;...
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    1878
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  • Camp Weld Council, Denver
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    Group portrait of the Camp Weld Council, Denver, Colorado, shows white and Native American men arranged in three rows. Identification: "Standing (back row) l. to rt.: 1. unidentified, 2. unidentified, 3. John Simpson Smith, interpreter, 4. White...
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    Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Organizations--1860-1870.
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    September 28, 1864
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  • Ouray, Otto Mears
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    Sitting studio portrait of Native American (Tabeguache band, Southern Ute) Chief Ouray, and Otto Mears, an interpreter and businessman. Ouray wears beaded moccasins, leggings, shirt, and fringed coat, Mears wears a three piece suit.
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Tabeguache Indians--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Indian interpreters--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Ouray.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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    [1880?]
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  • Red Cloud Delegation
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    Group portrait of the Native American Sioux (Dakota) Delegation to Washington, D.C. They pose with Interpreter, John Bridgeman, they are, left to right, Red Dog, Little Wound, Red Cloud (Makhpia-sha / Maqpeya-luta), American Horse and Red Shirt...
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    Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Delegations--1870-1880.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Little Wound, Oglala Chief.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Red Dog.; Red Shirt.; Bridgeman, John.
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    [1874?]
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  • Navaho Delegation
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    Group portrait of the Native American Navajo Delegation to Washington, D.C. with white men, shows left to right, front row: Carnero Mucho, Mariano, Juanita Pal ti-to (Manuelito's wife), Manuelito, Manuelito Segundo and Tiene-su-se; and left to...
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Delegations--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
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    1874
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  • Dedication of Standing Rock (N.D.), Sitting Bull making oration to group of people
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    Stone being placed on monument at the Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; Agent James McLaughlin on right of marker, Sitting Bull on left, and Joe Primeau (interpreter) leaning against post; Dakota Native Americans sitting on ground wrapped in...
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Historic sites--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Primeau, Joe.; United States. Office of...
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    [188-?]
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  • Dedication of Standing Rock (N.D.), similar view
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    Placing stone on top of monument at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; Agent James McLaughlin on right of marker, Sitting Bull on left, and Joe Primeau (interpreter) leaning against post; Dakota Native Americans sitting on ground wrapped in...
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Historic sites--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Primeau, Joe.; United States. Office of...
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    [between 1880 and 1889?]
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  • Dedication of Standing Rock (N.D.), similar view
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    Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota, placing the stone on the monument with Agent James McLaughlin on right of marker, Sitting Bull on left, and Joe Primeau (interpreter) leaning against post; Dakota Native Americans sitting on ground wrapped in...
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Historic sites--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Primeau, Joe.; United States. Office of...
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    [between 1880 and 1889?]
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  • Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
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    The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
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    Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
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    [1884?]
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  • Paint and feathers
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    A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
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    Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1892?]
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  • John Nelson, Squaw man and family
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    John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
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    Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1886?]
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  • Men in front of cabin
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    A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1885 and 1900?]
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  • Returning hunter
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    John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback with the body of a deer across his lap. He holds a rifle up with his right hand. Numerous rocks and trees are in the right and left foreground. Nelson guided...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1887?]
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  • John Nelson and family no. 31B
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    John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. Their eldest son stands at the far right wearing a feather headdress. Nelson has a full gray beard and...
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    Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1885 and 1900?]
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  • John Nelson with his family
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    John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided...
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    Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1887]

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