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Dividing the beef, Lodge Grass Mont[ana] [graphic] / J.B. Rich.
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Creator
Rich, James Bartlett, 1866-1942, photographer.
Title
Dividing the beef, Lodge Grass Mont[ana] [graphic] / J.B. Rich.
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1908
Date
1908
Physical Description
1 slide: hand-colored lantern ; 8 x 10 cm (3 x 4 in.) (lantern slide format)
Description
Scene depicting Native Americans, probably Crow, and African American cowboys in a circle cutting up beef carcasses. Native American men, women, and children sit on the grass in a circle around the meat. Several can be seen smiling. There are also small dogs standing around the group. An African American man stands in the right and looks on at the scene. In the center, another African American man bends over with a side of beef in his hands. In the background are two tepees and a tent.
Notes
Title from caption on mount.
Purchase 1988.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note
Rich was a professional Philadelphia landscape photographer and avid traveler commissioned in 1908 to accompany a Rodman Wanamaker expedition to Yellowstone to photograph the region's landscape and Native American life.
Subject
African American cowboys -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
African American men -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Beef.
Crow Indians -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Dogs -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Eating & drinking -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Indian women -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Indians of North America -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Indigenous peoples -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Tipis -- Montana -- Lodge Grass.
Genre
Lantern slides -- Hand-colored -- 1900-1910.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Lantern Slides-Rich [P.9266.1308]
Accession number
P.9266.1308
In Collections
African American History Photographs
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