View of a group of government appointees sent to the Native American Lakota Sioux reservation, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, posing in two rows in their camp, wearing suits or military uniforms. The commission was sent when many Rosebud Lakotas refused to leave Pine Ridge. Commission members include Charles E. Pearce, Alpheus R. Appleman, George H. Harries (third standing person on left), and John J. Pershing (standing far left), first lieutenant in the Sixth Calvary, and in command of a troop of Oglala soldiers.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Subject
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890; Pine Ridge (S.D.); Government officials--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Governmental investigations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Military officers--South Dakota--Pine Ridge; Appleman, Alpheus R; Harries, George H; Pearce, Charles Edward, 1842-1902; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Louise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031311
Notes
Condition: Emulsion deterioration on plate.; Formerly F8811; also known as CGM1597.; Title hand-written on back of print; inked on plate image: photographer monogram and "No. 1597."; R7100313111
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