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Sitting Bull and Nephew One Bull

Palmquist & Jurgens · 1884

An 1884 photograph of Sitting Bull seated with his nephew One Bull, both holding pipes.

This photograph shows Sitting Bull seated with his nephew One Bull, both holding pipes, in 1884.

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Black-and-white studio photograph of two Native American men seated side by side. The older man on the left wears a feather in his hair, a fur-trimmed jacket, and a beaded and fringed garment, and holds a pipe. The younger man on the right wears a dark jacket and holds a pipe. Handwritten caption on the card mount reads 'Sitting Bull and nephew, One Bull' with a copyright line for 1884, Palmquist & Jurgens.
Palmquist & Jurgens, Sitting Bull and nephew One Bull, 1884.

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What it is

This is an 1884 albumen photograph on a card mount, showing Sitting Bull seated beside his nephew, One Bull. It was taken by the photography studio Palmquist & Jurgens, and the card bears a handwritten caption identifying the two men along with a copyright line.

Why it matters

The photograph documents a family relationship within Sitting Bull's circle, showing him alongside One Bull, a younger relative. Both men are shown holding pipes, objects with significance in Lakota life, during a period when photographs of Sitting Bull were in commercial demand.

  • What might the pipes each man holds suggest about the occasion or their status?
  • Why do you think a commercial studio would caption and copyright this photograph?
  • What does the photograph tell us, and not tell us, about the relationship between Sitting Bull and One Bull?

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