J. Harold Waugh photographs from the Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation)

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J. Harold Waugh photographs from the Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation)

1890-1893

https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAI.AC.143

This collection includes glass plate negatives shot by J. Harold Waugh, the son of Indian Agent John H. Waugh on the Spirit Lake (Devil's Lake) reservation between 1890 and 1893. The agency headquarters were located at Fort Totten in North Dakota and Waugh (Sr.) oversaw both the Spirit Lake (Devil's Lake) and Turtle Mountain reservations. J. Harold Waugh's photographs include images of agency buildings, activities on the reservation and members of the Wahpetonwan Dakota [Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe] Tribe.

41 Glass plate negatives; 41 Copy negatives

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Archive Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11658092

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Archive Center

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Fort Totten Agency

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Waugh, John Harold, Jr., 1878-1956

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Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota

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