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| Title | Yellowstone Park Special at Wakpala, S.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A crowd of tourists from the Yellowstone Park Special stop and watch a group of Indian dancers in Wakpala, S.D. In the distance, a grain elevator marked Liberty Grain Co. is visible. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Transportation
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Railroads
Railroad cars
Grain elevators
Crowds
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
Indians of North America - Dance
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| Organization Name | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Liberty Grain Co. (Wakpala, S.D.)
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| Location | Wakpala (S.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-5800 |
| Transcription | "Milwaukee Ry. Yellowstone Park Special at Wakpala, S. Dak. tourist watching Sioux Indians dancing"
"Fiske Foto"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| 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 (1952-5800) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19525800 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
