Unidentified Photograph of the Week

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Unidentified Photograph of the Week

March 17, 2011 by Notch Code

Although I thoroughly enjoyed a restful Spring Break, I’ve decided it’s time to get back to work (and blogging) again. I chose the above photograph to kick start my return to the world of work, because its identification process could prove to be both fascinating and challenging. Obviously, one can tell from the subjects’ manner of dress that this photograph dates back to a pre-1900’s era. So I am not expecting anybody to have directly known any of the subjects, but there is always the possibility that someone has a copy of this photograph in their private/family collection. It is also important to note that this photograph is only a copy photograph, and the USD Archives does not have a copy of the original. It would be great to find the owner of the original photograph. If you have any information please leave a comment or contact the USD Archives and Special Collections.

–Information gathered from from the USD Photograph Collection, Series 3

Posted in Photograph identification, USD Photograph Collection | 2 Comments

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on December 18, 2012 at 12:42 am Doris Peterson

It would be great to find the original of the photograph. I did see a copy of the same photo in Schell’s History of Clay County, South Dakota, on one of the unnumbered pages following page 192.

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on December 18, 2012 at 8:25 am Sarah A. Hanson

Yes, original location of this photograph is still unknown. A photograph similar to this one, with many of the same individuals can be found at the W. H. Over Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. There appears to be identification information written on the back of their photograph which may help in identification of individuals of this one. Many of these individuals were members of the Grand Army of the Republic, including Dakota Cavalry members. The caption in Schell’s book reads: “Civil War veterans, after 1900.”

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