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[John Comes Again, half-length portrait, facing left] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[John Comes Again, half-length portrait, facing left], c1899. — historic photograph
[John Comes Again, half-length portrait, facing left], 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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A window into the past: [John Comes Again, half-length portrait, facing left], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[John Comes Again, half-length portrait, facing left]

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A half-length studio portrait of John Comes Again, shown in profile facing left, this c1899 print belongs to a large group of images from the 1890s that recorded Native American sitters in traditional clothing. The sitter's name is recorded, which distinguishes this picture from the many generic portraits of the period that identified their subjects only by tribe or type. Its "No. 274" notation suggests it was one of a numbered set, a common practice among photographers and publishers who sold such images to a broad public. Viewers today often read these pictures for their costume details, but the sitter's own choices about how to present himself deserve equal attention.

Created / publishedc1899.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
NotesNo. 274.
SubjectsComes Again, John. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,144 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165990

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