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Edward S. Curtis: Dakota Indians Photographs

47 Edward S. Curtis photographs of dakota indians, from the Library of Congress archive.

In the Bad Lands--Sioux, 1905

In the Bad Lands--Sioux

1905

Fasting, 1907

Fasting

1907

Morning attack, Great Plains, 1907

Morning attack

1907

Pipe bags, 1908

Pipe bags

1908

[Sioux Indian on horseback, wearing two feathers, beaded buckskin…, 1907

[Sioux Indian on horseback, wearing two feathers, beaded…

1907

The Prairie Chief, 1907

The Prairie Chief

1907

Drying meat, 1908

Drying meat

1908

Start of war party, 1907

Start of war party

1907

When winter comes, 1908

When winter comes

1908

A heavy load, 1908

A heavy load

1908

The wood gatherer--Sioux, 1908

The wood gatherer--Sioux

1908

Singing deeds of valor, 1908

Singing deeds of valor

1908

The Parley, 1908

The Parley

1908

Slow Bull's wife, 1907

Slow Bull's wife

1907

In camp, Great Plains, 1908

In camp

1908

[The mountain sheep hunter--Sioux], 1905

[The mountain sheep hunter--Sioux]

1905

[Sioux maiden], 1908

[Sioux maiden]

1908

Invocation--Sioux, 1907

Invocation--Sioux

1907

Picket Pin, Great Plains, 1907

Picket Pin

1907

The Sioux child, Great Plains, 1905

The Sioux child

1905

Lucille, Great Plains, 1907

Lucille

1907

Stinking Bear, Great Plains, 1905

Stinking Bear

1905

Slow Bull, Great Plains, 1907

Slow Bull

1907

Red Dog (Shunka Luta), Great Plains, 1907

Red Dog (Shunka Luta)

1907

Saliva, Great Plains, 1907

Saliva

1907

Day Woman, Great Plains, 1907

Day Woman

1907

Red Elk Woman, Great Plains, 1907

Red Elk Woman

1907

[In the land of the Sioux], Great Plains, 1905

[In the land of the Sioux]

1905

[The march of the Sioux], Great Plains, 1905

[The march of the Sioux]

1905

[The plains of the Dakota--Sioux], Great Plains, 1905

[The plains of the Dakota--Sioux]

1905

Yellow Bone woman, Great Plains, 1908

Yellow Bone woman

1908

Rosa Lame Dog, Great Plains, 1905

Rosa Lame Dog

1905

[Entering the Bad Lands.  Three Sioux Indians on horseback], 1905

[Entering the Bad Lands. Three Sioux Indians on horseback]

1905

War preparation, 1907

War preparation

1907

Saliva, Slow Bull (in background), Picket Pin's arm, 1907

Saliva, Slow Bull (in background), Picket Pin's arm

1907

Village herald, 1907

Village herald

1907

Lame Dog, 1905

Lame Dog

1905

Hard Wood, 1905

Hard Wood

1905

Black Road, 1905

Black Road

1905

Wife of Slow Bull, 1907

Wife of Slow Bull

1907

A Sioux war party, 1905

A Sioux war party

1905

Mrs. Lame Dog, 1905

Mrs. Lame Dog

1905

Stinking Bear, 1905

Stinking Bear

1905

Long Dog (Shumka Hauska), 1907

Long Dog (Shumka Hauska)

1907

Meditation (Cheyenne River Medicine Rock), 1907

Meditation (Cheyenne River Medicine Rock)

1907

Lucille [B], 1907

Lucille [B]

1907

The Medicine Man (Slow Bull), 1907

The Medicine Man (Slow Bull)

1907

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