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Joseph Scheuerle photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PAc 2018-31

Content Description

38 black and white photographic prints and 50 nitrate negatives from the collection of artist Joseph Scheuerle. Views include excursions by Joseph Scheuerle and his wife, Carolyn, including: Glacier National Park, with views of Lake McDonald, Piegan Pass, and Cracker Lake; trips in wagons and cars, likely in Montana; an advertising display for Glacier National Park; and Banff National Park in Alberta, with views of Lake Louise and Lake Agnes. Collection also includes: a Christmas card from Joe, Carolyn, and Margaret Scheuerle; Margaret Scheuerle with Chief Plenty Coups, likely at the Chicago Zoo in 1914; many views of Joseph Scheuerle with Native Americans in Montana; an unidentified funeral; the construction of a sweat lodge on the Flathead Reservation in northwest Montana; views of the Little Bighorn Battlefield and other views of the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana; one view of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming; and one view of the town of Van Tassell in Wyoming. Includes four views of Buffalo Bill Cody, two were likely taken by Joe Scheuerle for the purpose of drawing promotional materials for Cody's show.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895 - 1932

Extent

38 Photographic Prints : Black and white. ; 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. and smaller.

50 Film Negatives - Nitrate : Black and white. ; 4 x 5 in. and smaller.

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

Contact:
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
406-444-2681
406-444-2696 (Fax)