Collection  |  Photo, Print, Drawing Studio portraits, 1904

About this Item

Title
Studio portraits, 1904
Summary
Large studio photographs, probably taken during the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exhibition), include single and group portraits, mostly of Sioux (Lakota) Indians. Group pictures include Sioux leaders wearing headresses and ceremonial clothing; Sioux men with their wives and children; and a Pueblo Indian family. Single photographs include Chief Hollow Horn Bear, Wolf Robe [Cheyenne], Jack Red Cloud [Oglala], Starving Elk, American Horse, Red Shirt [Oglala], Little Hawk, and Geronimo [Apache].
Contributor Names
Gerhard Sisters, photographer
Gerhard Sisters, copyright claimant
Created / Published
c1904.
Subject Headings
-  Indians of North America--Great Plains--1900-1910
-  Teton Indians--1900-1910
-  Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1910
Format Headings
Group portraits--1900-1910.
Photographic prints--1900-1910.
Portrait photographs--1900-1910.
Notes
-  Photographer, copyright claimant: Gerhard Sisters, St. Louis.
-  LOT title and other information from Indians of North America ... Library of Congress, 2001.
Medium
15 photographic prints.
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 4863 (H) [P&P]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/cphquery.html
Library of Congress Control Number
2004665277
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions on publication.
Online Format
image
Description
15 photographic prints. | Large studio photographs, probably taken during the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exhibition), include single and group portraits, mostly of Sioux (Lakota) Indians. Group pictures include Sioux leaders wearing headresses and ceremonial clothing; Sioux men with their wives and children; and a Pueblo Indian family. Single photographs include Chief Hollow Horn Bear, Wolf Robe [Cheyenne], Jack Red Cloud [Oglala], Starving Elk, American Horse, Red Shirt [Oglala], Little Hawk, and Geronimo [Apache].
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2004665277
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Chicago citation style:

Gerhard Sisters, Copyright Claimant, Gerhard Sisters, photographer. Studio Portraits, 1904. Great Plains United States, ca. 1904. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004665277/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Gerhard Sisters, C. C., Gerhard Sisters, photographer. (ca. 1904) Studio Portraits, 1904. Great Plains United States, ca. 1904. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004665277/.

MLA citation style:

Gerhard Sisters, Copyright Claimant, photographer by Gerhard Sisters. Studio Portraits, 1904. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2004665277/>.