Native American women standing on a stream bank collect water. They use travois' attached to dogs to transport the full pots to their village in the distance.
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Water carriers--1860-1870.
A Native American orator speaks in front of a council at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory. Other Native Americans sit against the far wall, white men sit at a table.
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Public speaking--1860-1870.
Studio portrait (seated) of a Native American man, he wears a bear claw necklace, a peace medallion, a loose shirt with leggings and moccasins, and a single feather, Colorado. He has a blanket on his lap and a flute attached to his wrist.
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.
Portrait of Mariano Medina, a French / Native American guide, trapper, trader, and bounty hunter from Taos, New Mexico. He wears fringed leather coat with a fur collar and cuffs, moccasins, pants with a woven stripe, and he smokes a pipe.
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Guides & scouts--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Smoking--1860-1870.; Trappers--1860-1870.
North American Indian (Arapahoe) men sit with military men in uniform, and smoke a calumet (pipe) near an Indian camp. The Indian men have long hair, necklaces or earrings, and sit wrapped in robes. One man wears a feather in his military hat....
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Calumets--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--1860-1870.; Military scouts--1860-1870.; Smoking--1860-1870.
A Pony Express rider chased by a group of Indians races towards a Pony Express station. Men with rifles stand outside the station. One man holds a fresh horse for the rider. The station is constructed of stone and has a sod roof. Mountains and a...
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Chasing--1860-1870.; Fighting--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Pony express--1860-1870.; Stone buildings--1860-1870.; Transportation facilities--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward...
A Pony Express rider waves at a telegraph line construction crew on possibly the Oregon Trail. The crew waves back. North American Indians, on horseback, are on a ridge nearby. A wagon train and snow capped mountains are in the distance.
Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Linemen--1860-1870.; Pony Express--1860-1870.; Telegraph lines--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1860-1870.