Andrew Knife in regalia
This photo of Andrew Knife from 1941–42, at age 58, is included in the records of the Indian Reservation at Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
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...
Dust storm in South Dakota
This photograph, taken in 1936, shows a dust storm blowing in South Dakota. The Department of Agriculture used such images to illustrate the environmental and land...
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...
Letter from citizens of South Dakota
Citizens of South Dakota wrote to President Herbert Hoover in 1932 protesting the release of Al Capone in exchange for information regarding the kidnapped child of...
More Work for mom
Traditionally, “women’s work” on the farm included chores like caring for smaller animals, vegetable gardening, child rearing, housework, and food preservation....
Mount Rushmore from above
This aerial photograph, taken on October 16, 1954, shows Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The top of the colossal Mount Rushmore National...