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Little Crow, Sioux chief and leader of Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota – Historic Print

Little Crow, Sioux chief and leader of Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota, c1862. — historic photograph
Little Crow, Sioux chief and leader of Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota, c1862.. 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 Little Crow, Sioux chief and leader of Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Little Crow, Sioux chief and leader of Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota

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Few portraits from the Minnesota frontier carry as much weight as this one of Little Crow, the Mdewakanton Dakota leader whose name is tied to the 1862 conflict in the state. The caption card dates the picture to about 1862, but the record is unverified, so the circumstances of the sitting are uncertain. The war grew out of years of broken treaty promises and delayed annuity payments that left Dakota communities short of food, and Little Crow became its most visible war leader before he was killed in 1863. The title's wording reflects how settlers and newspapers framed the fighting at the time, which is worth keeping in mind when reading the caption.

Created / publishedc1862.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by Whitney. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,082 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107234

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