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| Title | Quilt exhibit at Mid-Winter Fair, Fort Yates, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1931-03 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Quilts hang on the walls as part of the displays at the Mid-Winter Fair and Corn Show, held March 18 and 19, 1931 at the Standing Rock Agency in Fort Yates. Men and women sit under the quilts and look at the camera. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
Fine arts, folk arts
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Quilts
Fairs
Indian reservations
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Arts & crafts
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| Organization Name | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency
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| Location | Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
Fort Yates (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 1952-7724 |
| Transcription | "Portion of exhibits, First annual Mid-winter Fair and Corn Show. Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, N.D. Mar. 18-19, 1931 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 (1952-7724) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19527724 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
