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Ball playing among the Choctaw Indians

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Image ID

807029


Item data

Title

Ball playing among the Choctaw Indians

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Indians -- North America -- Eastern-Northern -- 1800s

Names

Maurand, Charles, 1824-1904 (Wood engraver)
Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1870 - 1879 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC INDIA-Nor-E 18

Subjects

Choctaw Indians
Indians of North America -- 1800-1899
Sports
Lacrosse

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 18 x 25 cm (7 x 9 3/4 in.)

Abstract

Choctaw Indians playing lacrosse-like game.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17175892
Barcode: 33333159343744
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ca51f10-c554-012f-de9b-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1870

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ball playing among the Choctaw Indians" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870 - 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ca51f10-c554-012f-de9b-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1870 - 1879). Ball playing among the Choctaw Indians Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ca51f10-c554-012f-de9b-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ball playing among the Choctaw Indians" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ca51f10-c554-012f-de9b-58d385a7bc34

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