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.
Date
[1890 or 1891]
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
Physical 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.
Source
Source: Louise Stegner of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1951.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
