Photograph
Valley of the Minnesota (St. Peter's) River
| Lithographic engraving depicting two people on a bluff overlooking a river. Several canoes are present on the river. Caption reads: "'Valley of the Minnesota (St. Peter's) River.' Plate 95, opp. pg. 342, Vol. 11, The Indian Tribes of the United States, ed. Francis S. Drake, 1884. From the earlier edition in 6 volumes by Henry R. Schoolcraft, 1847-57: Pl. 24, 474, Vol. II." |
| Image ID: | 155114 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1884 |
| Creator Name: | Eastman, Seth |
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| Collection Name: | University of Wisconsin Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction negatives and photographs, circa 1930s-1940s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (W6)13536 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.25 x 3.25 inches |
| This plate depicts Schoolcraft's account of traveling with a Chippewa (Ojibwe) delegation down the Minnesota, in order to broker peace between the Chippewa and Sioux nations. See online catalog for source text. |
| Ojibwa Indians |
| Rivers |
| Sioux Indians |
| Tipis |
| Hills |
| Engraving |
| Plants |
| Landscape |
| Canoes and canoeing |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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