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| Title | Council with White Man's Horse |
| Date of Original | 1859 |
| Creator | Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872
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| Creator Role | Illustrator
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| Description | Print depicting a meeting, led by Isaac Stevens, in likely Montana between a group of explorers and White Man's Horse, chief of the Blackfoot tribe. The Big Muddy River (Missouri River?) is visible in the background, and the expedition has set up three tents on its banks beside its covered wagons. A group of Blackfoot sit in a half-circle beside two tents in the foreground while the members of the expedition listen intently to White Man's Horse's description of the Flathead. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Tents
Rivers
Discovery & exploration
Expeditions & surveys
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Government relations
Indians of North America
Sihasapa Indians
Pacific railroads - Explorations and surveys
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| Personal Name | White Man's Horse
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| Location | Missouri River
Montana
United States
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| Decade | 1850-1859
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| Item Number | Folio 102.InC46.1; F593.U58 Vol.12; |
| Format of Original | Lithographs
Color images
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 29 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Bien, Julius, 1826-1909
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| Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.)
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| Transcription | "U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys -- 47th & 49th Parallels. General Report -- Plate XVII" - Printed along top of image.
"Before leaving the Big Muddy I had much conversation with the 'White Man's Horse, ' the chief of the war party of Blackfeet which has been alluded to. He had frequently visited the Bitter Root valley and stolen horses from the Flatheads. He observed 'I take the first Flathead horse I come across; it is sure to be a good one.' He and one of his men had just returned from the Flathead country and they gave a very favorable description of the route, assuring me (pointing to my wagons and Pembina carts) that there would be no difficulty to taking them through the mountains. They left the Big Muddy with us and moved ahead of us to carry the news of our coming to their brethren...." - p. 73 of report. |
| Notes | Title from caption with image. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Dakota Lithographs and Engravings Collection Folio 102
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/6673 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Folio 102.InC46.1) |
| Rights Management | Image in public domain. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | rsL00060 |
| Original Source | Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Acertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. Supplement to volume I. 1959. |
