William A. Jones Photographs
1897-1905
- Jones, William A. (William Arthur), 1844-1912
PH Mss 495
391 photographs (6 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Photographs documenting the agencies, schools, reservations, and Native Americans under the jurisdiction of William A. Jones while he was U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1897-1905. The collection consists of images of educational and religious institutions, important events during Jones' tenure as Commissioner, and portraits of Native Americans, Jones, and others. These images provide insight into the treatment of Native Americans by the United States government at the turn of the century, especially the government's attempt to “civilize” Native American children through education. Several photographic series within the collection document important events including the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point, Minnesota, in 1898, and the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898. Images by well known photographers, such as T. Croft, J.H. Bratley, G.W. Parsons, and Frank A. Rinehart, are found throughout the collection.
There is a manuscript component of this collection which is cataloged and described separately.
English
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