Post by Historian on Dec 17, 2009 20:24:31 GMT -5
Can anyone identify the other individuals in this first photo taken by Rolland R. Lutz in Mandan, North Dakota?
unknown, Jerome Elk, unknown, unknown, Kate (wife of Jerome Elk) with unknown girl, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown - Standing Rock Dakota Sioux - date unknown
For comparison:
Kate (aka Tokaicagewin, wife of Jerome Elk), Jerome Elk - Standing Rock Dakota Sioux - date unknown
SIRIS has the dates of these photos as 1907 or 1910. However, from my research I learned,
"Lutz benefitted from the longest running cottage industry in Mandan. Starting in 1924, members of the Standing Rock Sioux nation were hired by the Northern Pacific Railway to perform in depot park as a tourist attraction for patrons who selected the NP line verses their competitors line which ran through Minot. The practice continued through 1946. They would charge a quarter to pose for custom pictures in full traditional dress. Lutz mass marketed these images as postcards for a nickle each."
Taken from:
www.mandanhistory.org/biographieslz/rollandlutz.html
unknown, Jerome Elk, unknown, unknown, Kate (wife of Jerome Elk) with unknown girl, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown - Standing Rock Dakota Sioux - date unknown
For comparison:
Kate (aka Tokaicagewin, wife of Jerome Elk), Jerome Elk - Standing Rock Dakota Sioux - date unknown
SIRIS has the dates of these photos as 1907 or 1910. However, from my research I learned,
"Lutz benefitted from the longest running cottage industry in Mandan. Starting in 1924, members of the Standing Rock Sioux nation were hired by the Northern Pacific Railway to perform in depot park as a tourist attraction for patrons who selected the NP line verses their competitors line which ran through Minot. The practice continued through 1946. They would charge a quarter to pose for custom pictures in full traditional dress. Lutz mass marketed these images as postcards for a nickle each."
Taken from:
www.mandanhistory.org/biographieslz/rollandlutz.html
