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Elk Woman / Heyn and Matzen, Chicago. – Vintage Wall Art

Elk Woman / Heyn and Matzen, Chicago., c1900. — historic photograph
Elk Woman / Heyn and Matzen, Chicago., c1900.. Historic photograph from the Chicago 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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Elk Woman / Heyn and Matzen, Chicago.

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The sitter, identified in the record as Elk Woman, is a Siouan woman photographed in traditional dress, and the catalog places the portrait in Chicago around 1900. The studio of Heyn and Matzen produced many such studio portraits of Native sitters at a time when Chicago drew large crowds to exhibitions and touring shows, and images like this were often sold as keepsakes. The print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, which suggests it was made for wide commercial distribution. Its catalog subjects emphasize clothing and dress, so the costume and personal adornment are central to what the photographer chose to record.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900.Photographic prints 1900.
NotesD10869 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1727.
SubjectsElk Woman. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900. Siouan Indians--Clothing & dress--1900. Indians of North America--Women--1900. Siouan Indians--Women--1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,269 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183935

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