Cheyenne chiefs and family, descendants of America's aboriginal princes, World's Fair, St. Louis, U.S.A. – Historic Print
(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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Cheyenne chiefs and family, descendants of America's aboriginal princes, World's Fair, St. Louis, U.S.A.
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Cheyenne chiefs and their family appear together on this stereograph card, issued around 1904 by the New York firm Underwood & Underwood, the year of the St. Louis World's Fair. The caption's phrase "descendants of America's aboriginal princes" reflects the romanticized and paternalistic way fairs of that era presented Native peoples, often as exhibits to be looked at. Viewed through a stereoscope, the two nearly identical side-by-side images merged into a single three-dimensional scene, which made cards like this a popular parlor item in the early twentieth century.
| Created / published | New York : Underwood & Underwood, c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H50807 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Louisiana Purchase Exposition--(1904 :--Saint Louis, Mo.)--Exhibitions. Indians of North America--Great Plains--Exhibitions--1900-1910. Cheyenne Indians--Exhibitions--1900-1910. Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,657 × 3,781 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220613 |
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