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Object Number
2004.29.5798
Display Title
Full length studio portrait of Fort Buffalo scouts
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Hidatsa Indians (Probably) (Siouan) From W. Matthews, Washington, D.C. Fort Bufford Scouts. Lean Bear on right- His tribe is unidentified. See Handbook of Amer. Indians. Bull. 30. Bureau of Eth."
Keywords
- Proper Name
- Ethnographic
- Social and Political Figure
Subject
- Scout
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Hidatsa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Prairie, plains; Fort Bufford
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 x 19.69 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Washington Matthews
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