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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b858w7 No online items Florence Barclay Hyatt Photograph Collection: Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Michelle Sanchez and updated by Diann Benti. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Photo Archives 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2013 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Florence Barclay Hyatt photCL 178, photDAG 94 1 Photograph Collection: Finding Aid Overview of the Collection Title: Florence Barclay Hyatt Photograph Collection Dates (inclusive): approximately 1860s-1924 Bulk dates: approximately 1860s-1890s Collection Number: photCL 178, photDAG 94 Creator: Hyatt, Florence Barclay, 1865- Extent: 49 photographs in 1 box ; photographs 15 x 20 cm. (6 x 8 in.) and smaller + 1 daguerreotype in separate case Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo Archives 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: This collection contains 50 photographs collected by Florence Barclay Hyatt (born 1865) including card photographs chronicling the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre in southwestern South Dakota from 1890 to 1891, with images of Buffalo Bill, Captain Frank Dwight Baldwin, General Nelson Appleton Miles, and Chief Kicking Bear. Other images include nature scenes in the mid-Western United States and portraits of Hyatt’s extended family members. Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation Florence Barclay Hyatt Photograph Collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Purchased from the Shorey Bookstore March 7, 1963. Biographical Note Florence Barclay Hyatt was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1865; her mother had been a Union nurse while her father had been a soldier in the Union army during the Civil War. In 1876, Florence’s family moved to the Dakota Territory; one of the first bits of news that greeted them here was of the Custer Massacre, and Florence remembered watching personally the soldiers calling on Mrs. Custer to inform her of the tragedy. Later in life, Florence married Wellington Barrington Hyatt, whose father was Aaron Hyatt, a well-known Civil War gunsmith. The Hyatts had a son whom they named Ray Hyatt. Relocating seemed to be a way of life for Florence. Throughout the years, she lived in Bismarck, North Dakota; Chadron, Nebraska; Savanna, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; and Seattle, Washington. Historical Note A significant portion of photographs chronicle the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre in southwestern South Dakota. This event stemmed from white settlers’ fears of the Indian Ghost Dance, which many settlers and the United States Army saw as a war dance that encouraged physical violence. Tensions between the Sioux and the U.S. Army came to a head in December 1890, when a Sioux rifle accidently discharged, prompting the military to shoot and kill more than 250 Sioux Indians, mainly women and children. Scope and Content of Collection This collection contains 50 photographs (28 prints, 21 tintypes, and 1 daguerreotype), collected by Florence Barclay Hyatt (born 1865), who moved with her family to the Dakota Territory as a child and later ran a boarding house in Bismarck, North Dakota. The photographs include 14 card photographs chronicling the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre in southwestern South Dakota from 1890 to 1891. Photographs show images of the corpses of Sioux Indians in a mass grave, Chief Hollow Wood, Chief Young Man Afraid of his Horses, council meetings amongst Sioux chiefs, the Ghost Dance, Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Indian police, the Pine Ridge Agency hospital, Indian men and women, and the remnants of Indian camps. Eight views of the mid-Western United States include Sioux Indian Red Tomahawk; Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota; Florence Barclay Hyatt photCL 178, photDAG 94 2 Photograph Collection: Finding Aid the 1890 Corn Palace in Sioux City, Iowa; and various nature scenes. The Northwestern Photographic Company created the Wounded Knee Massacre photographs (1-14). F.B. Fiske created photograph (15) of Red Tomahawk, and Brown & Wait created photograph (21) of the Corn Palace at Sioux City, Iowa. Additionally, the collection also includes 28 Civil War era tintypes, carte-de-visites and card photographs, and one daguerreotype depicting Florence Barclay Hyatt’s family members from the Askren, Johnson, Kirkpatrick, Messenger, and Ruark families. Some of the sitters have been identified while others remain unknown. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Corn palaces Dakota Indians -- Photographs. Ghost dance -- Photographs. Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Photographs. United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency -- Photographs. Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890 -- Photographs. Baldwin, Frank Dwight, 1842-1923 -- Photographs. Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 -- Photographs. Kicking Bear, 1853-1904 -- Photographs. Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-192 -- Photographs. 5 Red Tomahawk (Dakota Indian), approximately 1853-1931 -- Photographs. Young Man Afraid of His Horse, approximately 1830-1900 -- Photographs. Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952, photographer. Northwestern Photographic Company, photographer. Shorey Book Store, seller. Chadron (Neb.) -- Photographs. Iowa -- Photographs. Minnehaha Falls (Minn.) -- Photographs. Nebraska -- Photographs. Wyoming -- Photographs. Card photographs. Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) Daguerreotypes (photographs). Photographs. Portraits. Tintypes. Box 1 Prints and tintypes (Items 1-49) Battle of Wounded Knee and Aftermath, and Pine Ridge Agency, 1890-1891. Photographer: Northwestern Photographic Company, Chadron, Nebraska Note Item titles transcribed from titles on images; cataloger-supplied titles are in square brackets. Box 1, Item 1 The Medicine Man, taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee S.D. Box 1, Item 2 Burial of the Dead at the Battlefield at Wounded Knee, S.D. Box 1, Item 3 [Remains of an Indian camp after a battle‚--possibly Wounded Knee] Box 1, Item 4 Grand Council between Friendly and Hostile Indian Chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. Jan. 17, 1891. Chief Kicking Bear talking. Florence Barclay Hyatt photCL 178, photDAG 94 3 Photograph Collection: Finding Aid Prints and tintypes (Items 1-49) Battle of Wounded Knee and Aftermath, and Pine Ridge Agency, 1890-1891. Photographer: Northwestern P... Box 1, Item 5 Beef Issue at Pine Ridge, S.D. Box 1, Item 6 [Indian men, women, and children] Box 1, Item 7 Bird's eye view at Indian village at Pine Ridge Agc., S.D. Box 1, Item 8 Chief Hollow Wood, taken at Pine Ridge, S.D. Box 1, Item 9 [Indian Ghost Dance before Battle of Wounded Knee. 1890] Box 1, Item 10 Chief Young Man Afraid of his Horses and his Tepee taken at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. Jan. 17, 1891 Box 1, Item 11 Chief Kicking Bear, leading chief of the Brule hostile Indians. Pine Ridge, S.D. Box 1, Item 12 Buffalo Bill, Capt. Baldwin, Gen. N.A. Miles, and Capt. Moss. Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. Box 1, Item 13 Indian police at Pine Ridge Box 1, Item 14 [Hospital at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.] Mid-West Views Note Item titles transcribed from titles on images; cataloger-supplied titles are in square brackets. Box 1, Item 15 Red Tomahawk. Sioux. [Part of a 1924 calendar] [Photographer: F.B. Fiske] Box 1, Item 16 View at Fort Robinson, Neb. Box 1, Item 17 Crow Butte, Neb. Southeast view Box 1, Item 18 View at head of Chadron Creek, Neb. Box 1, Item 19 View on west side of Chadron Creek, Neb. Box 1, Item 20 Medicine Butte, Wyo. Box 1, Item 21 Corn Palace, 1890 [Photographers: Brown & Wait, Sioux City, Iowa] Box 1, Item 22 Minnehaha in all of her glory. The scene of Longfellow's immortal story. Taken in March 1897, about the hour of eleven Note Title transcribed from handwritten caption on item verso. Florence Barclay Hyatt’s Family Portraits (Tintypes, Card Photographs, and Daguerreotype) Note Item titles transcribed from handwritten identifications on item versos; cataloger-supplied titles are in square brackets. Box 1, Item 23 Julia Askren Box 1, Item 24 Levi Johnson, Grandma Messenger's brother. Entered Civil War at age of 14 as a drummer boy Box 1, Item 25 Agnes Kirkpatrick Box 1, Item 26 Bud Kirkpatrick [possibly Newton Porter Kirkpatrick] Box 1, Item 27 John Kirkpatrick Box 1, Item 28 John Kirkpatrick [standing with unidentified man] Box 1, Item 29 Julia Kirkpatrick Box 1, Item 30 Mary Kirkpatrick Box 1, Item 31 Preston Kirkpatrick, mother's uncle [in Civil War uniform] [possibly Cyrus Preston Kirkpatrick] Box 1, Item 32 Will Kirkpatrick Box 1, Item 33 Lon Masterson Box 1, Item 34 David Messenger's son Box 1, Item 35 Johnson Messenger [in Civil War uniform] Box 1, Item 36 Mary Messenger Box 1, Item 37 Orlin Messenger Box 1, Item 38 Rolin Messenger Box 1, Item 39 Carrie Ruark Florence Barclay Hyatt photCL 178, photDAG 94 4 Photograph Collection: Finding Aid Prints and tintypes (Items 1-49) Florence Barclay Hyatt’s Family Portraits (Tintypes, Card Photographs, and Daguerreotype) Box 1, Item 40 Sarah Ruark Box 1, Item 41 Uncle Den [Unidentified man] Box 1, Item 42 [Unidentified infant] Box 1, Item 43 [Unidentified boy] Box 1, Item 44 [Two unidentified girls] Box 1, Item 45 [Unidentified young woman] Box 1, Item 46 [Unidentified older woman with book] Box 1, Item 47 [Unidentified older woman] Box 1, Item 48 School friend of mother's [Unidentified young man] Box 1, Item 49 [Unidentified bearded man] photDAG 94 Daguerreotype (Item 50) Item 50 [Two unidentified women] Daguerreotype.