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[Chief Little Wound in council with other Indians, wearing feather headdresses] – Vintage Wall Art

[Chief Little Wound in council with other Indians, wearing feather headdresses], c1899. — historic photograph
[Chief Little Wound in council with other Indians, wearing feather headdresses], c1899.. 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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Little Wound, an Oglala Lakota leader, is shown here seated among other men in feathered headdresses, a setting that marks the picture as a record of political council rather than an informal portrait. By the late 1890s, Lakota leaders were negotiating with federal officials over reservation land, rations and the consequences of the 1889 agreement that split the Great Sioux Reservation. Photographs like this one were often made during or after such meetings, when delegates traveled to Washington or met government commissioners on reservations. The studio credit "Photo by Heyn" and the 1899 copyright registration tie the image to the commercial photography trade of the period, which circulated such portraits widely to the public.

Created / publishedc1899.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
Notes62278 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Heyn.
SubjectsIndians of North America--Political activity--1890-1900. Dakota Indians--Political activity--1890-1900. Tribal chiefs--United States--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,312 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178167

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