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Title: Erling Ahlson
Dates: 1875-1905
Collection Number: 00123
Quantity: 31 items
Abstract: Primarily portraits by David F. Barry of Native Americans at Fort Buford and Standing Rock, military portraits, and a military rifle team and band at Fort Buford.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired this collection from the Gold Seal Co. in January 2002 who purchased it from Erling Ahlson in October 1969.
Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to the collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
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Photographs Inventory
00123-00001 Curley (Crow) circa 1885
00123-00002 Spotted Tail (Brule) circa 1885
00123-00003 Running Antelope (Hunkpapa) circa 1880
00123-00004 American Horse circa 1885
00123-00005 Black Bear and Moon Eyes circa 1880
00123-00006 Black Hawk and Mary (Gros Ventre) circa 1885
00123-00007 Crow Flies High (Gros Ventre) 1880
00123-00008 Chief Gall 1881
00123-00009 Good Horse Circa 1885
00123-00010 Goose circa 1885
00123-00011 John Grass circa 1875
00123-00012 Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) circa 1880
00123-00013 Low Dog 1881
00123-00014 Rain-in-the-Face with repeating rifle circa 1880
00123-00015 John Sitting Bull, Jr. circa 1880
00123-00016 Standing Holy 1885
00123-00017 Steps (Nez Perce) circa 1880
00123-00018 Wild Horse circa 1885
00123-00019 Black Owl holding a child and Mary (Gros Ventre) circa 1885
00123-00020 Indian women and children at Fort Buford (D.T.) 1879
00123-00021 Main Street looking north, Northwood (N.D.) 1890-1899
00123-00022 1st Lieutenant William Winer Cooke circa 1875
00123-00023 General George Crook circa 1889
00123-00024 Lieutenant Colonel George Alexander Forsyth 1880-1889
00123-00025 Brigadier General John Gibbon 1880
00123-00026 General Nelson Alexander Miles 1890-1899
00123-00027 Pawnee Bill (Gordon W. Lillie) and Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) circa 1905
00123-00028 Brevet Major General Henry Hastings Sibley 1880
00123-00029 Colonel Alfred Sully 1880
00123-00030 Regiment rifle team, 15th United States Infantry at Fort Buford (D.T.) 08/1888
00123-00031 15th United States Infantry band Fort Buford, Dakota Territory 1860-1880
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