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Collection: D - D Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0128-00001
Title: Fort Yates Agency staff and Indian police at Standing Rock Agency (D.T.)
Date: 07/04/1883
Inscription/Marks: [front] Photo taken at Standing Rock Agency July 4th 1883. [back] no. 2 in 2-page layout "Reminders of Daring Ventures, Hardships, Romance of Pioneers of Early '80's in Region About(?) Minot" Names of people in photo: (1) afraid of nothing (2) --- Bear (3) Kaddy (4) Little Soldier (5) Red Bear (6) (7) Train Thunder (8) (9) Standing Soldier (10) Grasping Eagle (11) Red L---hawk (12) Train Eyes (13) Crazy Walking (14) Good Wood (15) Good Voiced Eagle (16) Foul Bear (17) Brown Wolf (18) Alex Middle (1) ------ (2) Alex Duff - Farmer (3) Frank Stinunuity? - Blacksmith (4) Mr. Presneun? - Janator (5) Mr. Miller- Clerk (6) Col. Sterrorl?- Chief Clerk (7) Major McLaughlin - agent (8) Dr. Merrill? (9) Jim Merrill - Clerk --ssue (10) Philip Wells - interpreter (11) Barney Praugue - Carpenter (12) Jue Hedmiry - School farmer (13) Sport Whutsell- farmer.
Summary: Fort Yates Agency Staff sitting in chairs in the front row, Indian police standing at attention in two rows behind them holding guns and wearing hats. A random man pokes his head into the photo behind the 4th police man from the left.
Red ID: PH_I_89128 Image ID: 51876 Image Notes: D0128-00001

Collection: D Digitized Images from Collection
Title: D Collection
Date: circa 1874-circa 1960

Summary: At some point in time the State Historical Society separated photographs into collections by size. The A collection consists of items 4 X 5” or less, the B collection consists of items 5 X 7” or less, the C collection consists of items 8 X 10” or less, the D collection consists of items 11 X 14” or less, and the E collection consists of items larger than 11 X 14”.

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