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| Title | Day school pupils, Standing Rock Agency |
| Date of Original | 1908-06-26 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Students from the No. 2 day school on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation stand and sit for a group portrait outside the schoolyard. Some of the girls hold puppies on their laps. Carts and horses are visible in the background. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Education
Indians of North America
Transportation
People
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Students
School children
Horses
Dogs
Carts & wagons
Schools
Indian reservations
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Education
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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 | 1952-0410 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "No. 2 Day shool [sic] and pupils, Standing Rock Agency, N. Dak. Photo taken June 26th 08 by Fiske"--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 (1952-0410) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota |
| Digital ID | sh19520410 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
