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| Title | John Smith portrait |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | John Smith of Cass Lake, Minn. is shown on this postcard. Smith was reputed to be 137 years old when he died in 1922. He appears here wearing a headdress and an embroidered robe. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Portraits
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Older people
Headdresses
Portrait photographs
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Physical characteristics
Indians of North America - Portraits
Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
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| Personal Name | Smith, John, d. 1922.
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| Location | Cass Lake (Minn.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-7018 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
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| Transcription | "Saw this postcard here recently and thought you would be interested. Ripley in his 'Believe it or Not' of March 15, 1945 carried a sketch of this old man and stated that 'he died at 151, no doubt the oldest man known to have lived in the U.S.' Local residents believe him to have been around 100, possibly less when he died. Old timers and his own family verify this: he had a skin disease which gave his skin an appearance similar to elephant hide and indicative of great age which gave vent for his zeal for bragging and exaggerated stories"--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| 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 (1952-7018) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19527018 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
