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Zintka Lanuni Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of Zintka Lanuni ("Lost Bird") Colby, a Lakota, who as an infant survived the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1891.
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Chief Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Chief Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux tribe. He is wearing an elaborately tooled leather or suede coat.
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Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume.
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Chief Charging Bear (John Grass)

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Chief Charging Bear (also known as John Grass).
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Chief Gall

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Chief Gall, Sioux Nation, in traditional clothing. Chief Gall was a Judge Advocate General.
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Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine)

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume, including a bear claw necklace.
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Two Bear

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Description: Studio portrait of Two Bear, member of the Sioux tribe.
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Captain Joseph Black Eagle

Date: 1898
Description: Captain Joseph Black Eagle (Waubli Sapa), Sioux, with a man and a woman at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Withertail, Sioux Chief

Date: 1898
Description: Withertail, a Sioux Chief, at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress. He is sitting outdoors in front of a tipi.
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Sioux

Date: 1898
Description: A Sioux man at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.

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