Good Thunder and his wife standing outside their home. Good Thunder was a leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota who was baptized by Henry Whipple and later allied with the white settlers during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
A large group of unidentified Indian people, some on horses, and one car are participating in the Grand Entry at the annual June 14th celebration. The people are wearing beaded garments and western style clothes. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hand-colored map of Grand Portage Reservation and Pigeon Point showing Indian allotments, tribal land, non-Indian owners, existing main roads, proposed main roads, and contemplated extension (northwest corner) of reservation boundary line as agreed with U.S. Forest Service.
Site of the grave of Hole-in-the-Day, chief of the upper Mississippi band of Ojibwe who was assassinated by fellow Ojibwe in 1868. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Grave where the remains of the first five victims of the Acton Massacre are buried. It is located in Ness Cemetery near Litchfield, Minnesota. The inscription reads: " First Blood. In Memory of the first five victims of the great Indian massacre of August 1862, and buried here in one grave, Robinson Jones, Viranus Webster, Howard Baker, Ann Baker, Clara D. Wilson. Erected by the State in 1878 under the direction of the Meeker County Old Settlers Association." This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth Chiefs, taken in Washington, D.C. (Darwin S. Hall presented photo to White Earth Agency office, Arthur P. Foster presented to Becker County Historical Society.)
Unidentified Ojibwe men are wearing beaded garments and bandolier bags for the Grand Entry at the annual June 14th celebration. They are riding horses that are also decorated. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Unidentified Ojibwe men are seated in a circle outdoors. They may be drummers seated around a drum. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A group of unidentified Ojibwe adults and children are outside of a wigwam, many are wrapped in blankets, some are sitting on the ground. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. The caption for this photo in the album is ""Watching the drum ceremony."" Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.�
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Seven Ojibwe boys pose for a group portrait. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Grand Entry at the annual June 14th celebration includes Indian women in beaded and jingle dresses and men in band uniforms carrying instruments. A large quill piece decorates one woman's dress. Some people are carrying American flags. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Statue of Hiawatha and Minnehaha in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
In 1930, Bishop Peter Bartholme of the Diocese of St. Cloud asked Sister Laura Hesch, OSB, to set up a mission to serve the Ojibwe on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe). Holy Cross Convent in Onamia served as her home base from which she set out 11 miles several times a week to be with the Ojibwe.
Home of Dr. John Wakefield located at the Yellow Medicine Agency. Wakefield was the agency's physician. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
This is a print by the artist and military officer Seth Eastman, who was stationed in Minnesota before statehood. Two Native American men on snowshoes are shown hunting buffalo.
The Leech Lake Indian Agency House. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.