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Title: MS 043 - Roland Reed Photographs, 1909-1915

Creator: Reed, Roland

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 08/21/1986

Languages: English [eng]

Photographs of Native American Indians by Roland Reed, probably taken primarily in Montana (including Glacier National Park) circa 1909-1915.  Most of the photographs are posed, showing the subjects outdoors wearing traditional clothing, often next to scenic natural features such as waterfalls, streams, and rock formations.  Some were published in James Willard Schultz’s Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park, 1916.

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Acquisition Source: Leo Platteter

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Publications:

Schultz, James Willard. Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916.  E 99 .S54 S28 1916

Lawrence, Ernest R. Alone with the Past: The Life and Photographic Art of Roland W. Reed. Afton, MN: Afton Press, 2012.  TR 140.4365 .L39 2012

For additional publications about Native American Indians in Photography, please search the McCracken Research Library’s Catalog at:  http://wyld.state.wy.us/bbhc/

Preferred Citation: Roland Reed Photographs Collection, MS 43, Harold McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West.