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[Thomas American Horse, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right] – Vintage Photo Print

[Thomas American Horse, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right], c1899. — historic photograph
[Thomas American Horse, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right], c1899.. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Thomas American Horse stands full length in this c1899 portrait, turned slightly to the right, with his clothing and bearing as the main subject. The print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, which is why a copy survives in the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division. Photographs of Plains men and women in traditional dress were widely made and sold in the 1890s, a period when many Native communities were living under reservation rules and federal policies that restricted their lives. Looking closely at the costume and the pose shows how the sitter presented himself and how such images were composed for a public audience.

Created / publishedc1899.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
Notes60111 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 242.
SubjectsAmerican Horse, Thomas. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-197119

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