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Title
Nez Perce Butchering Government Steers at the Nespelem Agency, 1893
Description
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nespilem 1893 - or '94, Nez Perces of Joseph's band butchering gov't steers, furnished them for a meat ration." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat." This image published with OHQ journal transcript.
"Nespilem 1893 - or '94, Nez Perces of Joseph's band butchering gov't steers, furnished them for a meat ration." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat." This image published with OHQ journal transcript.
Creator
Wood, Erskine
Date
1893-11-20
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image/tiff
Type
Image
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