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Frank A. Rinehart, a commercial photographer in Omaha, Nebraska, was commissioned to photograph the 1898 Indian Congress, part of the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition. More than five hundred Native Americans from thirty-five tribes attended the conference, providing the gifted photographer and artist an opportunity to create a stunning visual document of Native American life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (BPL description)

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Source Information

Publication Title:
Frank A. Rinehart Photographs
Content Source:
Boston Public Library
Content Partner:
Boston Public Library
Fold3 Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
Country:
United States
State:
Nebraska
City:
Omaha
Fold3 Job:
09-043
Short Description:
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, we present Frank A. Rinehart's 1898 Native American photographs, unique in their quality and dignity.
Photo Number:
33
Photo Description:
Afraid of Water
BLPDC:
09_05_000033
Rinehart Number:
1402
Creator:
Rinehart, Frank A., 1861-1928
Date:
1899
Format:
Platinum Print
Original data from:
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