Portrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt with a Remington pistol in a holster. He holds a Springfield rifle and a striped blanket serves as a backdrop.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Subject
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900; Police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900; Black Dog.
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: ZZR710031430
Notes
Condition: Emulsion deterioration on plate.; Formerly F8930.; Title and "177" inked on plate image; hand-written on back of print: "177-201, Sioux Indians, Black Dog."; R7100314303
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