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| Title | 8th Cavalry Christmas Dinner |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Creator | Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Members and family of the 8th Cavalry meet for a Christmas Dinner in Fort Yates. Women, men, and children are visible. Decorations hang from the ceiling, and the tables are set for a large meal. Signs reading Merry Christmas and Happy New Year are visible on the far wall. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Social Life & Customs
People
Sports & Recreation
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Parties
Eating & drinking
Dinner parties
Table settings & decorations
Festive decorations
Christmas decorations
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| Subject (LCSH) | Christmas cookery
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| Organization Name | United States. Army. Cavalry, 8th
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| Location | Fort Yates (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | 1952-0068 |
| 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 (1952-0068) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh19520068 |
| OCLC number | 61156024 |
