Documenting the West
Benedicte Wrensted photographed these Southeastern Idaho Native Americans. Wrensted was a professional photographer in Denmark before she immigrated to the United...
“driven from their homes by the disloyal Indians . . .”
Native Americans were caught between the Union and the Confederacy, and the loyalties of several tribes were split. In this letter, U.S. Commissioner of Indian...
Drying out dinner?
This photograph of a Native American drying food near a tent was taken on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in central South Dakota in 1932. The reservation...
Dryland farmers
This Native American farming family sat for their portrait in front of a dwelling on the Flathead Reservation near Niarada, Montana, on September 16, 1921. They...
Enjoying the outdoors
This photo of six members of the Antoine family was taken around 1936. They may have been members of the Sicangu Oyate tribe living on the Rosebud Indian Reservation...
Enrolling Seminoles
Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, including the Seminoles, enrolled under the Dawes Act. In exchange for giving up their tribal government and recognizing...
From fighting wars to fighting tuberculosis
This store, near Ruidoso, New Mexico, was photographed as part of a collection of photographs highlighting the advancements of public health and sanitation in the...