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Indian village near Standing Rock
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| Title | Indian village near Standing Rock |
| Date of Original | 1879 |
| Creator | Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931
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| Creator Role | Illustrator
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| Description | Seven images showing different views of an Indian village. Captions with individual images include, 'Mowing, ' 'Plowing, ' 'Going to Work, ' 'Farm yard, ' 'An affair of honor, ' and 'A steam bath.' The largest image is of a group of tipis with woman working on hide, children playing and several men on horseback. There is also an image of a log cabin and nearby tipi with people nearby. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Indians of North America
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Tipis
Horses
Children
Mowing
Plowing
Steam baths
Hides & skins
Log cabins
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America
Indians of North America - Children
Indians of North America - Domestic life
Indians of North America - Dwellings
Indians of North America - Women
Dakota Indians
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| Location | Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
Sioux County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1870-1879
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| Item Number | Folio 102.InS57.2 |
| Format of Original | Lithographs
Color images
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| Dimensions of Original | 28 x 41 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Harper's Magazine Co.
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| Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.)
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| Transcription | "An Indian Village. In the series of sketches to be found on page 564, our artist, Mr. Rogers, shows some of the difficulties encountered in trying to turn Indians into farmers. The sketches were made at a settlement near Standing Rock, Upper Missouri, where an old Indian, John Grass by name, has attempted to induce his people to use ploughs, mowing machines, and other implements of agriculture. Mr. Rogers happened to be present when the first trial at ploughing was made, with the very crooked and unsatisfactory results shown in the sketch. the experiment with the mowing machine was disastrous. the untrained ponies, frightened by the strange clatter at their heels, ran helter-skelter across the prairie, and soon broke the machine into a thousand pieces. One great difficulty in the way of civilizing Indians is the tenacity with which the elders cling to uncleanly habits. They will stay in their wooden cabins until the floors are covered thick with bones, and then move out into their tents, using the cabins as stables for their ponies. It is easier for them to move out than to clean house, and in addition to their habitual laziness, except in war and the chase, Indians as a rule have little sense of cleanliness and order. They must be caught very young, and brought up very strictly, to be ridden of their natural aptitude for dirt. But patience and perseverance in the work of instruction, combines with fair treatment on the part of the government, will doubtless have a good effect in time." - Accompany text with image in Harper's Weekly. |
| Notes | Title from caption with image. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Dakota Lithographs and Engravings Collection Folio 102
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/6673 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Folio 102.InS57.2) |
| Rights Management | Image in public domain. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | rsL00070 |
| Original Source | Harper's Weekly, July 19, 1879. p. 564. |
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