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Ceremony of the Thunder Birds ; (Sioux.)

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Image ID

807223


Item data

Title

Ceremony of the Thunder Birds ; (Sioux.)

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Indians -- North America -- Plains -- 1800s

Names

J.B. Lippincott & Co. (Publisher)
Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1857

Library Location

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

Subjects

Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Indian encampments -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Tipis -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Dakota Indians -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Horses -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Rites & ceremonies -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899
Dakota Indians -- Structures -- Great Plains -- 1800-1899

Genres

Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Printed on border: "Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Philada."

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 21 cm. (6 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17620573
Barcode: 33333159347372
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d56cab80-c554-012f-83b7-58d385a7bc34

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

1857

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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. "Ceremony of the Thunder Birds ; (Sioux.)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56cab80-c554-012f-83b7-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1857). Ceremony of the Thunder Birds ; (Sioux.) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56cab80-c554-012f-83b7-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ceremony of the Thunder Birds ; (Sioux.)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56cab80-c554-012f-83b7-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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