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American Indian Collection 

The American Indian photograph collection contains 14 boxes of images of individuals, including Red Cloud and Sitting Bull, that have been collected since the founding of the South Dakota State Historical Society. An additional 13 boxes contain images of camps, delegations, reservations throughout the state, winter counts, and dancing.

3,642 images will be digitized and cataloged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goal $66,708*

* This is a large collection and costs may be broken down per collection for smaller donations. 

  • Photographs of Individuals Collection
    Photographs of Individuals Collection

    Chief Red Cloud, 6-20-1900 (P153)
    There are 1,500 black and white prints varying in size from 4x6 to 8x10. The collection has accumulated since the start of the archival program and contains the work of many different photographers.

    1,500 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$25,720

  • Photographs by Subject Collection
    Photographs by Subject Collection

    Indian Delegation - Sisseton Council, 1907 (P161)
    There are 1,100 black and white prints varying in size from 3x5 to 8x10 and some cabinet cards in this collection. The collection has accumulated since the start of the archival program and contains the work of many different photographers.

    1,100 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$19,290

  • Photographs of Agencies & Reservations Collection
    Photographs of Agencies & Reservations Collection

    Rosebud – St. Mary’s Mission School, undated (P169)
    There are 700 black and white prints measuring 5x7 and 8x10. The collection has accumulated since the start of the archival program and contains the work of many different photographers.

    700 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$12,860

  • Arthur McFatridge Collection
    Arthur McFatridge Collection

    Mrs. Black Mountain Sheep and daughter, Alice Black Mountain Sheep, undated (P187)
    Arthur McFatridge spent the years 1898 to 1905 on the Rosebud Reservation, working as a teacher and day school inspector. His collection contains 56 8x10 images of reservation life. The photographs date from the 1860s to the 1900s.

    56 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$2,105

  • Richard A. Pohrt Collection
    Richard A. Pohrt Collection

    Last Eagle and Family, Pine Ridge, ca. 1900s (P171)
    The Richard A. Pohrt Collection consists of 216 5x7 images of the Pine Ridge Reservation recorded around 1900. Topics of interest include: a July 4th celebration in 1902, ration issue, landscapes, cattle ranching, schools, dwellings, and area people.

    216 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$4,348

  • Mark St. Pierre Collection
    Mark St. Pierre Collection

    Dupree, ca. 1906 (EB-S. 34)
    The Mark St. Pierre Collection includes 70 images of Indian people, most of which were taken on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation near Eagle Butte around 1905. The photographs are mostly 3x5 and 4x6 black and white prints. Of particular interest is an image entitled "Utes," which documents the stay of the White River Utes in South Dakota from 1906 through 1908.

    70 images will be digitized and cataloged.....$2,385

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