Collection, 1869-1948.

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Collection, 1869-1948.

Consists of various records relating to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, including correspondence between James McLaughlin and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, supply estimates, orders, contracts, receipts, a census schedule (1887), Indian passes, Indian scout discharges, a key to a winter count, photograph studio register from the Frank Fiske studio, a horse registration claim register, and an account of the Ghost Dance Movement.

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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was formed in 1824. An agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior, it is responsible for the administration and management of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives. From the guide to the Navajo Land, motion picture, undated, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) A Statistics Section was organ...

Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952

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Frank Bennett Fiske was born at Fort Bennett, Dakota Territory. He spent most of his life in the Fort Yates area, arriving there in 1889 with his father, who worked as a civilian wagon master with the U.S. Army. Fiske learned the photography trade from S. T. Fansler, operator of the post studio. When Fansler abandoned the studio in 1900, Fiske took over, and continued to operate, primarily at Fort Yates, until his death in 1952. Fiske is best known for his Indian portraits, for whic...

McLaughlin, James F.

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James McLaughlin appears to have been a resident of Webster County, Iowa. From the description of Register, 1850-1853. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22694784 ...

Zahn, Frank, 1891-1966.

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