View over the plains on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows the distribution of the government ration of beef cattle as a mock buffalo hunt. The Sioux are scattered into small groups dressing their beef.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 17 x 21 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 21 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Subject
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Teton Indians--Subsistence activities--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.); Beef cattle--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Horseback riding--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Hunting--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Slaughtering--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Louise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031374
Notes
Condition: Emulsion deterioration on broken plate.; Formerly F8874.; Title inked on plate; hand-written on back of print: "Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. beef issue"; R7100313747
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