FOUR STEREOGRAPHS. . c. 1870. ...

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FOUR STEREOGRAPHS

c. 1870
(1)"Chippewa Wedding," 1870-1871. Albumen stereograph by Benjamin Franklin Upton (not credited), on light-tan mount with imprint of R.N. Fearon, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Title as pencil inscription, verso. Backcard has list of 61 scenic views in the Minneapolis area. Upton was active in the Minneapolis area, 1870-1871. Thereafter other photographers issued copies of his images. This is a very crisp print showing the young couple dressed in traditional clothing.

(2) "Winnebago Wigwam," c. 1872. Albumen stereograph on light-green mount with imprint of Hamilton & Hoyt, Sioux City, Iowa. The subject is Grey Wolf and Family posed before their substantial home of bent saplings covered with woven mats. Grey Wolf wears a necklace of grizzly bear's claws and holds a revolver; a son standing at left displays a U.S. flag.

(3) "Snake Woman and Medicine Man," c. 1871. Albumen stereograph by Charles William Carter (uncredited) on light yellow mount with imprint of "Union Pacific R.R. Views." Title as ink inscription in German, verso. Distributor's label, verso: "Franklin & Co., Opticians, Baltimore." The Shoshone or Snake man has an otter fur quiver on his back. The woman wears a dress with beaded cape of the Lakota type, probably traded or captured.

(4) "Chippewa Home, Odanah Reservation, Wis.," early-1870s. Albumen stereograph on red mount with imprint of Loofbourow & Raitt, Ashland, Wis. 32 other views listed on back card. Two decorated drums of the "Dreamer" religion are displayed before a typical wigwam of bent saplings covered with sheets of elm bark or birch bark.

Dimensions: 4 x 7 inches each

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