Full delegation of Sioux Indians, 1891 / photographed and copyrighted by C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C., February, 1891. – Antique Photo Print
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Full delegation of Sioux Indians, 1891 / photographed and copyrighted by C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C., February, 1891.
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Unlike most studio portraits of Native visitors, this one shows an entire delegation, with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Thomas Jefferson Morgan seated among the Dakota delegates who came to Washington in February 1891. Photographer C.M. Bell made the albumen print in his Washington studio, where many visiting delegations were recorded. Such visits were tied to the 1889 agreement that broke up the Great Sioux Reservation and to the strained months after the Wounded Knee killings in late 1890. The formal group arrangement shows how federal officials and tribal representatives negotiated face to face in the capital.
| Created / published | 1891 Feb. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Keys (Legends) 1890-1900.Group portraits 1890-1900.Portrait photographs 1890-1900.Albumen prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Published in: Many nations: A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Indian and Alaska native peoples of the United States / edited by Patrick Frazier and the Publishing Office. Washington : Library of Congress, 1996, p. 178. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Morgan, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson),--1839-1902. Indians of North America--Meetings--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900. Dakota Indians--1890-1900. Delegations--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,457 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218492 |
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