The Medicine Man Taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee
The Medicine Man Taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee

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The Medicine Man Taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee,

ca. 1891

George Trager, American, 1861–1948
2015-6747

Information

Title
The Medicine Man Taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee
Dates

ca. 1891

Maker
George Trager
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
sheet: 14.2 x 19.0 cm mount: 16.4 x 21.6 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah Garvey
Object Number
2015-6747
Place Depicted

North America, United States, South Dakota, Pine Ridge Reservation

Inscription
Inscribed in print lower center [cut off]: The Medacine Man / taken at the Battle of / Wounded Knee, S.D. / copy[...] / Northwestern [...] / [...]
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, albumen prints, photographs
Materials
paper (fiber product), albumen
Subject
Native American, battles, Sioux, men, deaths, battlefields, figures (representations)

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