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Batchese – Vintage Print

Batchese, c1902. — historic photograph
Batchese, c1902.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Batchese in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The portrait is titled simply "Batchese," which appears to be the sitter's name, though the record gives no tribal affiliation or further biographical detail. It was made by J.W. Britain, a photographer working in Kalispell, Montana, a town in the state's northwest near the Flathead Reservation. Around 1900, studio portraits of American Indians in traditional dress were widely produced and sold, and they often reflect the photographer's staging as much as the sitter's daily life, so the clothing shown is worth viewing with that context in mind.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH20891 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.W. Britain, Kalispell, Montana.
SubjectsIndians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178227

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