Minnehaha Postcard

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Introduction

Hand tinted postcard of Minnehaha (of Wayagamug version of Hiawatha pageant) in Plains style dress with birch bark canoe.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe

Nation of Origin

Actress same as in Grace Chandler Horn series from Wayagamug, MI.

Place of Origin: Wayagamug, MI

Date Made or Date Range: 1904

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Materials

Paper postcard.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Meant to be mailed, but this one has no address, message or stamp, so it was not used as intended.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Printed on top border of image: "COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO."

Provenance

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Willmott.01

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1998

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Antique store in Duluth, MN.

Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Cory Willmott in Duluth, MN, in 1998 while traveling around Anishnaabe territory for research purposes. Cost $12.00.

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 1033

Source of Information about Places

Says "Detroit Photographic Co." on postcard.