Object Details
Scope and Contents note
Panoramic photograph depicting Piegan men, women, and children with President Calvin Coolidge on the White House lawn on September 17, 1927. Two Guns White Calf, a Piegan chief who headed the delegation, is among those pictured. Most of the Piegan men and some of the women are depicted wearing headdresses.
sova.naa.photolot.92-42
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 92-42
Creator
Scherer, Frank R.
Names
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Addl. KW Subj
Blackfoot
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Creator
Scherer, Frank R.
Culture
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Indians of North America -- Great Plains
Biographical/Historical note
Frank R. Scherer (d. circa 1959) was a commercial photographer in Washington, DC who photographed government officials and government agencies and did some work for the White House. The Piegan group were passing through Washington, DC, on a trip to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's 100th anniversary exhibition and pageant at Halethorpe, Maryland.
Extent
1 Print (silver gelatin)
Date
1927
Custodial History note
Donated by Chaske Wicks through JoAllyn Archambault, 1991.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.92-42
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Citation
Photo Lot 92-42, Frank R. Scherer photograph of President Calvin Coolidge and Piegan group, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rights
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Restrictions
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NAA.PhotoLot.92-42
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NAA.PhotoLot.92-42
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Record ID
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