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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Indians -- North America -- Eastern-Northern -- 1700s

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Title
Treating with Indians in the olden time
Names
Brend'amour, R. (Richard), 1831-1915 (Wood-engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Indians -- North America -- Eastern-Northern -- 1700s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1873-05-03
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC INDIA-Nor-E 17
Topics
Indians of North America -- 1700-1799
headdresses -- 1700-1799
Pipes (Smoking) -- 1700-1799
Indians of North America -- Men -- United States -- 1700-1799
Indians of North America -- Children -- United States -- 1700-1799
Whites -- United States -- 1700-1799
Textile art -- 1700-1799
Treaties
Government officials
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Illegible name in lower left corner.
Content: Government officials or militia officers and Native Americans share drink and the calumet, possibly to seal a treaty or land transaction. "The [illustration] is a reminiscence of the old-time method of treating with Indians, when high officers of government were not ashamed to ply them with fire-water until they were sufficiently befuddled to part with their land for next to nothing."--from source periodical.
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17175889
Barcode: 33333159345467
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a72a600-c554-012f-2d87-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1831: Creator Born
  • 1873: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Treating with Indians in the olden time" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873-05-03. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1a42-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Treating with Indians in the olden time" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1a42-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1873-05-03). Treating with Indians in the olden time Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1a42-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Treating with Indians in the olden time