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Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota, choir – Historic Reproduction

Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota, choir, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota, choir, [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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A window into the past: Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota, choir, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Students at the Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota stand together as a choir in this group portrait, made sometime between 1909 and 1932. The school, a federal boarding institution opened in 1893, enrolled Native American children from many nations and taught academic and vocational subjects alongside music. Choral singing was a common part of boarding school life, and school choirs often performed for visitors and at public events. The National Photo Company, which made many views of Native American schools in this period, produced the image, so it reflects the outside perspective of the photographer as much as the daily life of the students.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1900-1940.Portrait photographs 1900-1940.Photographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsFlandreau Indian School (S.D.) Indians of North America--Education--South Dakota--Flandreau--1900-1940. Choirs (Music)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,304 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178140

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