Stereoview photograph
Height approx 3.5 in / 8.9 cm
Width approx 7 in / 17.8 cm
Provenance: Private Colorado collection
This 1870s stereoview photograph by W. R. Cross shows Crow people at Crow Agency, Montana. The printed caption identifies the subject as “Crow Indians, Crow Agency, Mont.,” giving the image a clear tribal and geographic attribution. Cross’s imprint from Hot Springs, South Dakota, places the photograph within the commercial stereoview market of the northern Plains and Rocky Mountain region.
Stereoview photographs were made with two nearly identical images mounted side by side and viewed through a stereoscope to create an impression of depth. This example shows mounted figures, tipis, and seated individuals arranged within the agency setting, combining portrait, camp, and documentary elements. As a clearly identified Crow subject, it belongs within the Plains region rather than the broader Other Native American category.
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Stereoview photograph
Height approx 3.5 in / 8.9 cm
Width approx 7 in / 17.8 cm
Provenance: Private Colorado collection
This 1870s stereoview photograph by W. R. Cross shows Crow people at Crow Agency, Montana. The printed caption identifies the subject as “Crow Indians, Crow Agency, Mont.,” giving the image a clear tribal and geographic attribution. Cross’s imprint from Hot Springs, South Dakota, places the photograph within the commercial stereoview market of the northern Plains and Rocky Mountain region.
Stereoview photographs were made with two nearly identical images mounted side by side and viewed through a stereoscope to create an impression of depth. This example shows mounted figures, tipis, and seated individuals arranged within the agency setting, combining portrait, camp, and documentary elements. As a clearly identified Crow subject, it belongs within the Plains region rather than the broader Other Native American category.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
