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Title: Inez Miner
Dates: 1914-1919
Collection Number: 01076
Quantity: 164 items
Abstract: Album of photos of Indian Fairs at Elbowoods, Fort Berthold (ND) from 1914-1919.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota received this album from the Curator of Western Art at Honolulu Academy of Arts on February 12, 1988.
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PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
01076-00001 Indian Fair Exhibit display, Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1914
01076-00002 Harry Coat 9/1914
01076-00003 Strikes Two9/1914
01076-00004 Not Woman with young child 9/1914
01076-00005 Young girl in dress with dentalia 9/1914
01076-00006 Bears Teeth 9/1914
01076-00007 Not Woman with young child on her back, Corn Tassel, and Mrs. Youngsnake with young child on her back, unidentified fourth woman 9/1914
01076-00008 Black Crow 9/1914
01076-00009 Young child in baby buggy covered in blanket 9/1914
01076-00010 Weazel Heart on a horse 9/1914
01076-00011 June Berries 9/1914
01076-00012 Men standing around and sitting on a raised platform in a field with American flag displayed. Some men on horseback. Car headlight in foreground 9/1914
01076-00013 Ready for the Race: Observation stand with American flag displayed. On one side, a group of Native Americans are on horseback, apparently preparing for a race. On the other, cars are lined up. Indian Fair at Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1914
01076-00014 Tug-of-War: Men in a field playing tug-of-war while other watch on 9/1914
01076-00015 Bucking Bronchos: Four men riding horses in a field at the Indian Fair in Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1914
01076-00016 Group of men on horseback around raised platfrom with American flag displayed 9/1914
01076-00017 Sioux Encampment: Sioux Encampment from a distance at Indian Fair, Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1915
01076-00018 Ree Encampment: Arikara Encampment from a distance at Indian Fair, Elbowoods (N.D.)9/1915
01076-00019 Tipi at Indian Fair, Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1915
01076-00020 Men riding horses in field at Indian Fair in Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1915
01076-00021 Grows Every Summer with child on her back, while young child stands behind her looking at camera 9/1915
01076-00022 Grey Woman sitting outside tipi 9/1915
01076-00023 Group of female and children spectators at the Indian Fair in Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1915
01076-00024 Group of female and children spectators, young boy lifted up, at the Indian Fair in Elbowoods (N.D.) 9/1915
01076-00025 Mrs. S. Face with young child 9/1915
01076-00026 Black Crow and Bird Lying Down 9/1915
01076-00027 Skunk Woman holding a white woman’s hands in camp. The woman in an unidentified Miners relation 9/1915
01076-00028 Spotted Crow Woman and Yellow Cloud Woman with young child 9/1915
01076-00029 Lodge of Brown Chest: woman standing over cooking pot, woman eating, and a woman sitting with dog 9/1915
01076-00030 Brown Chest using axe to cut log 9/1915
01076-00031 Bear on the Flat smoking from pipe 9/1915
01076-00032 Mrs. Crow Fly High using axe on log 9/1915
01076-00033 Henry Badgun and Little Owl on horses with unidentified youth in background 9/1915
01076-00034 Women seated in field near tipi9/1915
01076-00035 Little Owl and Philip Snow in observation stand 9/1915
01076-00036 Mr. and Mrs. Crows Belt standing in front of tipi in regalia with halo headdress 9/1915
01076-00037 Group of spectators near grandstand, unidentified child looking at camera 9/1915
01076-00038 Yellow Hammer posed in field 9/1915
01076-00039 Black Crow and Bird Lying Down posed in front of crowd 9/1915
01076-00040 Grandstand full of spectators 9/1915
01076-00041 Otter Woman facing camera, unidentified woman beside her 9/1915
01076-00042 All Yellow in front of tent flap 9/1915
01076-00043 Mrs. Crazy Wagon in her stripped tent 9/1915
01076-00044 Pretty Woman and Black Woman standing together 9/1915
01076-00045 Woman in the Water with child in her lap9/1915
01076-00046 Wounded Face with pipe and Bear on the Flat sitting in field with crowd behind them 9/1915
01076-00047 Indian Games: Man in regalia accompanied by singers and hand drummers, surrounded by crowd in front of grandstand 9/1915
01076-00048 Indian Games: Group of spectators with grandstand in background. One man is smoking a pipe 9/1915
01076-00049 Indian Games: Man in regalia flanked by singers and hand drummers, all sitting on the ground in front of grandstand. Surrounded by crowd looking on 9/1915
01076-00050 Bears Opinion walking with unidentified youth 9/1915
01076-00051 Mr. and Mrs. Crows Belt, and Family: Three white women, Miners relations, with Native American couple in regalia with halo headdress standing in front of tipi 9/1915
01076-00052 Young Martha Packineau on a horse 9/1915
01076-00053 Skunk Woman sitting on ground with puppy in front of tipi 9/1915
01076-00054 View of camp row with tipis and tents 9/1915
01076-00055 Mr. and Mrs. Crows Belt standing in front of tipi in regalia with halo headdress 9/1915
01076-00056 Mrs. Nora Paint and daughter Lucille 9/1915
01076-00057 Yellow Hammer posed in field 9/1915
01076-00058 Race line from different angle. Observation stand with American flag displayed in middle with group on horseback to one side and a few cars on the other 9/1915
01076-00059 Mrs. Crows Breast standing near tipi 9/1915
01076-00060 Native American men sitting on ground 9/1915
01076-00061 Conrad Smith family: Two small boys and a woman with a child on her back lean against a tree 9/1915
01076-00062 Wounded Face and Bear on the Flat smoking a pipe in field 9/1915
01076-00063 Grey Woman sitting outside tipi 9/1915
01076-00064 Group of four women standing and facing camera, one with a child on her back facing away, and one sitting on the ground in front 9/1915
01076-00065 Black Crow and Bird Lying Down 9/1915
01076-00066 Mrs. Bad Brave, Otter Woman 9/1915
01076-00067 Group of Native American women and children, some sitting on the ground, one holding an umbrella 9/1915
01076-00068 Native American men sitting on ground
01076-00069 Group of women, one with a baby on her back. Three identified: 1. Kate Dickens, 2. Hunts to Dig, 3. Mrs. Good Bud 9/1915
01076-00070 Woman and child in regalia near camp 9/1915
01076-00071 Woman and child in regalia in field 9/1915
01076-00072 Posed man wrapped in blanket with tent behind him 9/1915
01076-00073 Posed man wrapped in blanket in field with cars and spectators in the background 9/1915
01076-00074 Young Bird Family: (from left to right) Anna Young Bird (Mandan); Baby Margaret Young Bird (Bluestone); Joseph Young Bird, son of Black Hawk, a sub chief to Crow Flies High; Susie Walker Young Bird; Mary Young Bird (Lonefight). The stripes on the skirts of the older women were a mark of women's knowledge. Joseph is holding a separate halo headdress, presumably for gifting in a powwow 9/1915
01076-00075 Young Bird Family: Posed couple with two children. Man's face is partially out of frame 9/1915
01076-00076 Young Bird Family: Three children standing together. The girl on the right is Mary Young Bird (Lonefight). Her dress is decorated in elk teeth 9/1915
01076-00077 Four Native American men sitting on the ground, three in regalia with halo headdress 9/1915
01076-00078 Woman standing with 3 men, two of which are in regalia with halo headdresses, outside large tent 9/1915
01076-00079 Six Native American men standing together 9/1915
01076-00080 White woman posed in front of tipi, Miner’s relation 9/1915
01076-00081 White woman posed in front of tipi, Miner’s relation 9/1915
01076-00082 White woman posed in front of tipi, Miner’s relation 9/1915
01076-00083 Three white women seated in from on tipi, Miner’s relations 9/1915
01076-00084 Native American men kneeling on the ground performing, crowd stands looking on 9/1915
01076-00085 Three white women standing in opening of tipi, Miner’s relations 9/1915
01076-00086 Bird Laying Down with Black Crow's profile seen 9/1915
01076-00087 Mrs. Crow Fly High swinging axe 9/1915
01076-00088 Crowd beside grandstand 9/1915
01076-00089 Crowd looking out on to a field9/1915
01076-00090 Indian Fair: Two white women flanking a white man in front of tipi with horse scene painted on the side. Possible Miner’s relations 1917
01076-00091 Indian Fair: White woman riding merry-go-round horse with white man beside her 1917
01076-00092 Indian Fair: White man wrapped in blanket standing next to young Native American boy, woman, and tall man 1917
01076-00093 Sioux Indians from Montana: Crowd of Native Americans 1917
01076-00094 Sioux Indians from Montana: Native American man in regalia and holding a halo headdress 1917
01076-00095 Sioux Indians from Montana: Native American man in regalia and holding a halo headdress, turning away from camera 1917
01076-00096 War Dances: Group of Native American men moving together in formation towards camera 1917
01076-00097 War Dances: Group of Native American men moving together in formation with their back to the camera 1917
01076-00098 Man posed wrapped in blanket 1917
01076-00099 Crowd outside tent, young child with baby on her back stands next to older woman with baby on back 1917
01076-00100 Woman and child in regalia 1917
01076-00101 Crowd outside tipi with sides pulled back, in camp row 1917
01076-00102 Group of Native American women dancing in procession followed by men with hand drums 1917
01076-00103 Group of Native American women dancing in circle around men with hand drums 1917
01076-00104 Group of Native American women dancing in procession 1917
01076-00105 Group of Native American men moving together in formation towards camera 1917
01076-00106 Woman holding tension support rope 1917
01076-00107 Native American couple driving in four seater buggy, women sitting in back 1917
01076-00108 Woman carrying sack over her shoulder 1917
01076-00109 Group of women seated in front of camp tents 1917
01076-00110 Man posed standing in field 1917
01076-00111 Visiting Sioux from Montana: Man posed wrapped in fabric with stick, greenery, and feather in hand 1917
01076-00112 Visiting Sioux from Montana: Women standing around cart with children 1917
01076-00113 Visiting Sioux from Montana: Crowd of people watching something 1917
01076-00114 Young boy running through shot, two women working, and a man sits nearby looking away. In front of camp tents 1917
01076-00115 Man with blanket on and two feathers standing up in his hair, sits on the ground separated from crowd 1917
01076-00116 Man on a white horse1917
01076-00117 Crowd shot 1917
01076-00118 Woman with small child on her lap 1917
01076-00119 Woman posed with child on her back, looking over her shoulder 1917
01076-00120 Mr. and Mrs. Rattling Irons in the shade. Tipi and log building in background, Mr. Rattling Irons is partially out of frame 1917
01076-00121 Five women seated outside a tent near wagons 1917
01076-00122 Group of men seated watching something, women standing in background 1917
01076-00123 The Feast: Wide shot of large crowd outside tent in field 1917
01076-00124 The Feast: Closer to large crowd outside tent in field 1917
01076-00125 Women standing in crowd 1917
01076-00126 Man posed with two small children 1917
01076-00127 Woman with child on her back 1917
01076-00128 Women standing in crowd near grandstand 1917
01076-00129 Men driving a wagon with another man standing in the back 1917
01076-00130 Two women standing with a young girl, in the background a wagon with people 1917
01076-00131 Man standing wrapped in a blanket with two feathers in hair 1917
01076-00132 On with the Dance: Man walking in regalia with glasses on 1917
01076-00133 On with the Dance: Man posed in decorated blanket with bundle of greenery in hand 1917
01076-00134 Camp: Tents and tipis in a row in the distance 1917
01076-00135 Camp: Three tall trees with the camp of tents and tipis around in the distance 1917
01076-00136 Adele with the Indians: Man posed with blanket and small tree limb holding the hand of Adele 1917
01076-00137 Adele with the Indians: Adele and a small Native American girl stand together in field. Other children out of frame and cars in the background 1917
01076-00138 Man sitting outside tipi 1917
01076-00139 Man with glasses stands near a man in regalia and blanket 1917
01076-00140 Man walking with blanket 1917
01076-00141 Man in regalia standing in a crowd 1917
01076-00142 Man with halo headdress sitting with others, while a man in a suit leans over behind him 1917
01076-00143 A Sioux from Montana and some of his admirers: Two Native American men posing with four women 1917
01076-00144 A Sioux from Montana and some of his admirers: Three Native American men in regalia posing for the picture 1917
01076-00145 Musicians at the 4th of July Dance: Four performers, two sitting by drum 1917
01076-00146 Musicians at the 4th of July Dance: Group of performers 1917
01076-00147 Little Owl and Philip Snow in observation stand, with Black Crow and Bird Laying Down standing together at the foot of the platform 1917
01076-00148 Two men standing together in regalia 1917
01076-00149 Man standing in front of wooden home 1917
01076-00150 Man on a white horse 1917
01076-00151 Men lined up on their horses in a field near trees 1917
01076-00152 Indian Fair, Jacqueline Bertillon and the Indians: Jacqueline Bertillon with a hand drum standing next to a small Native American boy in a child's version of a military uniform 1919
01076-00153 Indian Fair, Jacqueline Bertillon and the Indians: Native American man shaking the hand of Jacqueline Bertillon 1919
01076-00154 Sun Curing the Winter Meat 1919
01076-00155 Two men sitting in buckboard wagon seat on the ground, with buckboard wagon in the background 1919
01076-00156 Little boy dressed in child's version of a military uniform holding a hand drum with two little girls 1919
01076-00157 Man posing in regalia with halo headdress and decorative vest with trees in background 1919
01076-00158 Man in regalia with trailer (full to ground) headdress and carrying a small hand axe 1919
01076-00159 Man in regalia standing in front of a car 1919
01076-00160 Man posing wrapped in blanket with two feathers standing up from the back of his head 1919
01076-00161 Three men in regalia standing near cars 1919
01076-00162 Group of men in regalia sitting on a log in the wooded area 1919
01076-00163 Man poses with straight stick in hand and one feather on the back of his head 1919
01076-00164 Native American man poses in regalia including a halo headdress and decorative vest with two white women flanking him 1919
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