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Dance of the Indians at the Mission of San Jose' in New California

[Dance of the Indians at the Mission of San Jose' in New California]. Engraving in Georg Heinrich, freiherr von Langsdorff, Bemerkungen auf einer reise um die welt, 1812.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8107

Various object from New California & Norfolk Sound

[Various object from New California & Norfolk Sound]. Engraving in Georg Heinrich, freitherr von Langsdoff, Bemerkungen auf einer reise.... 1812.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8108

Pawnee council

Pawnee council. (Major Stephen H. Long listening to a group of Indians). Aquatint by I. Clark in Edwin James, Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains ... 1819 and '20 ... under the command of Major Stephen H. Long, 1823, after S. Seymour.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7778

Distant view of the Rocky Mountains

Distant view of the Rocky Mountains. Engraving by I. Clark in Edwin James, Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh ..., 1823, after S. Seymour.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5342

View of the insulated table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains

View of the insulated table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Engraving by C. G. Childs in Edwin James, Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh ..., 1823, after S. Seymour.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5341

View of the Rocky Mountains on the Platte 50 miles from their base

View of the Rocky Mountains on the Platte 50 miles from their base. Engraving by F. Kearney in Edwin James, Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh ..., 1823, after S. Seymour.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62- 4190

War dance in the interiour of a Konza lodge

War dance in the interiour of a Konza lodge. Engraving by C. G. Childs in Edwin James, Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh ..., 1823, after S. Seymour.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7779

American fur Co's. buildings, Ford du Lac

American fur Co's. buildings, Ford du Lac. (Back view). Engraving in Thomas L. McKenney, Sketches of a tour to the lakes, of the character and customs of the Chippeway Indians..., 1827.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2087

Battle of Bad Axe

Battle of Bad Axe. Lithograph in Henry Lewis, Das illustrirte Mississippithal, 1857.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-90

Bellevue.  Mr. Dougherty's agency on the Missouri

Bellevue. Mr. Dougherty's agency on the Missouri. Aquatint in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in the interior of North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7780

Cutoff-river, branch of the Wabash

Cutoff-river, branch of the Wabash. Engraving in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4728

Fort MacKenzie, August 28, 1833

Fort MacKenzie, August 28, 1833. Aquatint in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7723

Indian utensils and arms

Indian utensils and arms. Engraving in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5301

Indians hunting the bison

Indians hunting the bison. Engraving in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1314

The interior of the hut of a Mandan chief

The interior of the hut of a Mandan chief. Engraving in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2086

Pehriska-Ruhpa. Minnetari warrior in the costume of the dog dance.

Pehriska-Ruhpa. Minnetari warrior in the costume of the dog dance. Aquatint in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-4804 (color film copy transparency of another copy)

Scalp dance of the Minatarris

Scalp dance of the Minatarris. Engraving in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America, 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-758

Snags (sunken trees) on the Missouri

Snags (sunken trees) on the Missouri. Aquatint in Maximillian Wied - Neuwied, Travels in ... North America. 1843-1844, after Charles Bodmer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7740

Hunting the buffaloe

Hunting the buffaloe. Lithograph by I. T. Bowen in Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America..., 1838.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4616

Bracelets ... weapons ... and musical instruments of North American Indians

[Bracelets ... weapons ... and musical instruments of North American Indians]. Lithograph in Francis de Castelnau, Vues et souvenirs de l'Amerique du Nord, 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5042

Folles Avoines (Menominee) village, Wisconsin

[Folles Avoines (Menominee) village, Wisconsin]. Lithograph in Francis de Castelnau, Vues et souvenirs..., 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5049

Ornaments, pipes, boxes, etc., of North America Indians]

[Ornaments, pipes, boxes, etc., of North America Indians]. Lithograph in Francis de Castelnau, Vues et souvenirs ..., 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5043

War dance of the Folles Avoines (Menominee) Indians

[War dance of the Folles Avoines (Menominee) Indians]. Lithograph in Francis de Castelnau, Vues et souvenirs..., 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5055

Encampment on the Sacramento

Encampment on the Sacramento. Engraving by J. W. Steel in Charles Wilkes, Narratives of the United States exploring expedition ... 1838 ... 1842, 1845, after A. T. Agate.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8110

A Comanche chief

[A Comanche chief]. Engraving in George Catlin, Letters & notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North America Indian, 1844.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1300

A Comanche chief's family

[A Comanche chief's family]. Engraving in George Catlin, Letters & notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North America Indian, 1844.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1299

A Comanche greeting

[A Comanche greeting]. Engraving in George Catlin, Letters & notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North America Indian, 1844.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1298

His-co-san-ches, a Comanche chief

[His-co-san-ches, a Comanche chief]. Engraving in George Catlin, Letters & notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North America Indian, 1844.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1301

A Pawnee village

[A Pawnee village]. Engraving in George Catlin, Letters & notes on the manners, customs and condition of the North America Indian, 1844.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1302

The buffalo hunt

The buffalo hunt. "Surrounding the Herd." Lithograph by Currier & Ives after George Catlin.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-3231 (col. slide); LC-USZ62-1313

The snow-shoe dance

The snow-shoe dance. Lithograph by Currier & Ives after George Catlin.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-3290 (color film copy slide)

Indian tomb. Lithograph in Henry James Warre, Sketches in North American and the Oregon Territory, 1848.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-498

Dog dance

Dog dance. Lithograph in Henry Lewis, Das illustrirte Mississippithal, 1857.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8169

The grand council

The grand council. Lithograph in Henry Lewis, Das illustrirte Mississippithal, 1857.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8179

Travelling hunting party

Travelling hunting party. Lithograph in Henry Lewis, Das illustrirte Mississippithal, 1857.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8170

Crossing of the Platte mouth of Deer Creek

Crossing of the Platte mouth of Deer Creek. Lithograph by Ackerman in Howard Stansbury, Exploration ... of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1086

Old Elk and his squaw

Old Elk and his squaw. Utah Indians. Lithograph by Ackerman in Howard Stansbury, Exploration ... of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8165

Utah Indian prisoners under the common platform in Fort Utah

Utah Indian prisoners under the common platform in Fort Utah. Lithograph by Ackerman in Howard Stansbury, Exploration ... of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8164

Indian blacksmith shop [Pueblo Zuñi.]

Indian blacksmith shop [Pueblo Zuñi.] Lithograph in Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers, by Captain L. Sitgreaves, 1853.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-46904

Indian hunting buffaloes on the western prairies

Indians hunting buffaloes on the western prairies. Wood engraving in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Nov. 29, 1851.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1321

The prairie hunter

The prairie hunter. One rubbed out. Lithograph by N. Currier, 1852, after A. F. Tait.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-1748 (color film copy slide)

Combat between the Ojibwas and the Sacs and Foxes on Lake Superior

Combat between the Ojibwas and the Sacs and Foxes on Lake Superior. Engraving by Wagstaff & Andrew in Henry R. Schoolcraft, Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States, 1852, after S. Eastman.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62- 2736

A check.  Keep your distance

A check. "Keep your distance". Lithograph by N. Currier, 1853, after A. F. Tait.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-1747 (color film copy slide)

Council Bluff's ferry and group of Cotton-wood trees

Council Bluff's ferry & group of Cotton-wood trees. Engraving by C. Fenn in Frederick Piercy, Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley, 1855.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2336

Loup Fork ferry

Loup Fork ferry. Engraving by C. Fenn in Frederick Piercy, Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley, 1855.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7781

Rio Colorado near he Mojave villages

Rio Colorado near he Mojave villages. Lithograph by Sarony, Major & Knapp in Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, 1856. (vol. 3).
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3428

Scott's Bluff's.  (Hunting buffalo)

Scott's Bluff's. (Hunting buffalo). Engraving by C. Fenn in Frederick Piercy, Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley, 1855.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7782

Valley of the Gila and Sierra de los Estrellas from the Maricopa Wells

Valley of the Gila and Sierra de los Estrellas from the Maricopa Wells. Lithograph in Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, 1857. (vol 7).
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3429

Guarding the corn fields

Guarding the corn fields. Engraving by James Smillie in Henry R. Schoolcraft, Information respecting the history... of the Indian tribes of the United States, 1853, after S. Eastman.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2735

Edison hunting

Edison hunting. Wood engraving in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Oct. 7, 1854.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1322

Buffalo chase

Buffalo chase. Engraving by R. Hinshelwood in Henry R. Schoolcraft, Information respecting the history ... of the Indian tribes of the United States, 1854, after S. Eastman.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-291

Ancient mining on Lake Superior. Engraving in Henry R. Schoolcraft, Information respecting the history ... of the Indian tribes of the United States, 1854, after J. C. Tidball.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2088

Indian doctor concocting a pot of medicine

Indian doctor concocting a pot of medicine. Engraving by R. Hinshelwood in Henry R. Schoolcraft, Information respecting the history ... of the Indian tribes of the United States, 1855, after S. Eastman.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2182

Ceremony of the Thunder Birds

Ceremony of the Thunder Birds. (Sioux). Engraving in Henry R. Schoolcraft, History of the Indian tribes of the United States..., 1857, after Frank B. Mayer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8177

An emigrant train attacked by hostile Indians on the prairie

An emigrant train attacked by hostile Indians on the prairie. Wood engraving by Nichols in Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Aug. 15, 1857, after Champney.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-741

he feast of Mondamin

The feast of Mondamin. Engraving in Henry R. Schoolcraft, History of the Indian tribes of the United States ..., 1857, after Frank B. Mayer.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8176

Gathering tepia

Gathering tepia. Engraving in Henry R. Schoolcraft, History of the Indian tribes of the United States..., 1857, after J. M. Stanley.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8175

Chimney Peak (showing the ship Explorer)

Chimney Peak (showing the ship Explorer). Lithograph by Sarony, Major & Snapp in Report upon the Colorado River of the west explored in 1857 and 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, 1861.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1087

The last shot

The last shot. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1858.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-638

The trapper's last shot

The trapper's last shot. Engraving by T. D. Booth after Wm. Ranney.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2034

The surprise

The surprise. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1858.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-1718 (color film copy slide)

American frontier life.  The hunter's strategem

American frontier life. "The hunter's strategem". Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1862 after A. F. Tait.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-772

The [buffalo] herd on the move

The [buffalo] herd on the move. Lithograph by Endicott & Co., 1862, after W. J. Hays.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-738

A parley.  Prepared for an emergency

A parley. Prepared for an emergency. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-3516 (color film copy slide)

Taking the back track.  A dangerous neighborhood

Taking the back track. A dangerous neighborhood. Lithograph by Currier & Ives,
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-770

Trapper, dog, and Indian

[Trapper, dog, & Indian]. Watercolor by F. O. C. Darley.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8324

Hunting the buffalo

Hunting the buffalo. Engraving by W. W. Rice, 1873, after F. O. C. Darley.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-733

Lassoing wild horses

Lassoing wild horses. Engraving by W. W. Rice, 1872, after F. O. C. Darley.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-734

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