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| Title | Pony running race, Standing Rock Fair, Fort Yates, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1930 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Men ride ponies around a dirt track while a crowd watches from the grandstands and men judge the race from a small observation tower. In the background, the buildings of the Standing Rock Agency and a water tower are visible. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Sports & Recreation
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Ponies
Racetracks (Horse racing)
Grandstands
Observation towers
Indian reservations
Water towers
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Sports
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| Location | Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1952-7205 |
| Transcription | "Pony running race Standing Rock Fair Fiske Foto"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| 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 (1952-7205) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19527205 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
