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General Sherman in a conference with the Sioux

Title
General Sherman in a conference with the Sioux [graphic] / [Alexander Gardner].
Author
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Publication
1868

Details

Description
1 photographic print : albumen, b&w; 12 x 18 cm. on board 18 x 29 cm.
Summary
Sherman and others meeting with delegation in and around tent, possibly at 1868 meeting at Ft. Laramie, then part of Dakota Territory. The figure second to the left of Sherman is possibly Henry M. Stanley, who attended the meeting.
Subject
  • Sherman, William T. 1820-1891
  • Stanley, Henry M. 1841-1904
  • Arapaho Indians
  • Cheyenne Indians
  • Indians of North America > Government relations
  • Peace negotiations
  • Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
  • Dakota Territory
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits.
  • Portraits.
  • Albumen prints.
  • Photographic prints.
Note
  • Title from caption in ink on mount. Signed F. S. Dellenbaugh; stamped with Dellenbaugh Collection stamp and Print Room accession number. "Dakota.20" in ink on recto of mount.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Indexed In (note)
  • See Lewis: "Sherman: Fighting Prophet," 1932, 1958, p. 597 for information regarding Sherman's meeting and participants, including Henry M. Stanley.
  • Fleming and Luskey, The North American Indians in Early Photographs, 1986
Provenance (note)
  • Tranferred from Print Room Portrait File, 1989; F. S. Dellenbaugh Collection.
Call Number
MFZ (Gardner) 93-6274
OCLC
NYPG93-F224
Author
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer.
Title
General Sherman in a conference with the Sioux [graphic] / [Alexander Gardner].
Imprint
1868
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Indexed In:
See Lewis: "Sherman: Fighting Prophet," 1932, 1958, p. 597 for information regarding Sherman's meeting and participants, including Henry M. Stanley.
Image published: Fleming and Luskey, The North American Indians in Early Photographs, 1986, plate 2.21. Caption states meeting is with Cheyenne and Arapaho, and was taken by Alexander Gardner, May 10, 1868.
Provenance
Tranferred from Print Room Portrait File, 1989; F. S. Dellenbaugh Collection.
Added Author
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935. Donor
Research Call Number
MFZ (Gardner) 93-6274
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