Indian congress – Antique Print
(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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The "Indian Congress" was a featured attraction at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where Native American performers were presented in staged encampments and dances for fairgoers. The print is one of the souvenir views published by C.D. Arnold, a Buffalo photographer who documented the grounds that year. The exposition drew large crowds before it closed in November 1901, and its ethnographic displays reflect the period's popular, and often distorting, fascination with Indigenous peoples. The picture is worth viewing with that context in mind, since it records how the event was staged for visitors as much as how those performers lived.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Printed on photograph: Copyright 1901 by C.D. Arnold. No. 487. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N.Y.)--Exhibitions & displays. Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--New York (State)--Buffalo--1900-1910. Wild west shows--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,091 × 4,196 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-211450 |
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