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Taking of the census of 3000 Indians at Standing Rock Dakota
Taking of the census of 3000 Indians at Standing Rock Dakota
Object Number 2004.29.5786
Display Title Taking of the census of 3000 Indians at Standing Rock Dakota
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Dakota Indians (Siouan) Taking of the census of 3000 Indians at Standing Rock Dakota -- 1887. Sent to Mr. Winthrop by Mr. Finotti -- given to the Peabody Museum July 1888."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Social Control
Subject
  • Census taking
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms High plains; Standing rock
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 x 22.86 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Robert Charles Winthrop

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