Flathead Indians holding pre-Christmas family gatherings on the west side of Glacier National Park, in the dense forest of evergreen trees that skirt the Rocky Mountains – Vintage Print
![Flathead Indians holding pre-Christmas family gatherings on the west side of Glacier National Park, in the dense forest of evergreen trees that skirt the Rocky Mountains, [between 1900 and 1920(?)] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/86/86b856c28921-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Flathead Indians holding pre-Christmas family gatherings on the west side of Glacier National Park, in the dense forest of evergreen trees that skirt the Rocky Mountains, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Flathead Indians holding pre-Christmas family gatherings on the west side of Glacier National Park, in the dense forest of evergreen trees that skirt the Rocky Mountains
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Tipis and Christmas trees share the frame in this view of the evergreen forest on the west side of Glacier National Park, where Flathead families gathered before the holiday. The people shown were Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille, whose communities lived in western Montana near the park. By the early twentieth century, mission schools and church life had made Christmas a common winter observance among them. The photograph, part of the George Grantham Bain Collection of news pictures, shows how seasonal customs and older ways of camping could coexist in the same place.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1920(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1920. |
| Notes | George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Social life--Montana--Glacier National Park--1900-1920. Salish Indians--Social life--Montana--Glacier National Park--1900-1920. Christmas trees--1900-1920. Tipis--Montana--Glacier National Park--1900-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,166 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161390 |
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