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| Title | Different Owl family portrait |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The Different Owl family poses for a portrait. Mrs. Different Owl holds her son in her arms. She wears a patterned dress, earrings, and long necklace, while her son wears feathers in his hair. Mr. Different Owl wears an elaborate feather headdress, a long cotton shirt and trousers. He holds a rifle. They stand on animal skins, and a backdrop with tipis is in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Portraits
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Families
Children
Boys
Spouses
Tipis
Necklaces
Headdresses
Feathers
Rifles
Portrait photographs
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Children
Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
Indians of North America - Portraits
Indians of North America - Women
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| Personal Name | Different Owl
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-2522 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 6.5 x 4.5 in. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] Frank Bennett Fiske Papers, State Historical Society of North Dakota, MSS 10105 |
| Biography/History | Frank Fiske served as an assistant steamboat captain prior to his lifelong work as a studio photographer, mostly associated with Fort Yates N.D. He learned the trade from S.T. Fansler, post studio photographer, and remained in Fort Yates to document the town, the Standing Rock Agency, and the changing ways of the frontier. Fiske was also a writer, and served for a time as a newspaper editor, and wrote a popular column carried in many newspapers. He was best known for his Indian photographs, which depicted everyday Indian life, as well as studio views. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Frank B. Fiske Photograph Collection 1952
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (1952-2522) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19522522 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
