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| Title | Arrest at Sitting Bull's Cabin re-enactment |
| Date of Original | 1903 |
| Creator | Scott, George W.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Three men with rifles re-enact the arrest of Sitting Bull at his cabin. A fourth man watches from the corner of the cabin. The ruins of a wagon are visible in the foreground. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Cabins
Rifles
Carts & wagons
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| Personal Name | Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890
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| Location | Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 1952-3184 |
| Notes | Glass plate negative is broken. |
| 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 (1952-3184) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19523184 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
