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Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine)
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Waist-up studio portrait of Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume, including a bear claw necklace.
circa 1910-1919
Huffman, L. A. (Laton Alton), 1854-1931
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WHi 28015
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