Guide to the Stereographs of the Modoc War, 1873
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Guide to the Stereographs of the Modoc War, 1873
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 03
California Historical Society
North Baker Research Library
San Francisco,
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- North Baker Research Library
- 678 Mission Street
- San Francisco, California 94105-4014
- Phone: (415) 357-1848, ext. 20
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Stereographs of the Modoc War,
Date: 1873
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box
03
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard
Extent:
22 photographic prints (mounted), 8.5 x 17.5 cm. and 10 x 18 cm.
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Stereographs of the Modoc War and surrounding Siskiyou County
landscape taken by Eadweard Muybridge.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Stereographs of the Modoc War. PC-RM-Stereos: Box 03, California Historical Society,
North Baker Research Library, Photography Collection.
Acquisition Information
Consult repository.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains images of the Modoc War: lava beds at Tule Lake (including several panels from two
different sets of incomplete panoramic views), U.S. Army camp tents, members of the Modoc
tribe, and Warm Spring Indian scouts, including a portrait of scout Donald McKy (i.e.,
McKay). Stereographs published by Bradley & Rulofson.
Organized by stereograph mount size.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
McKay, Donald--Indian
scout--Portraits.
United States--Army--Pictorial
works.
Modoc Indians--Wars, 1873--Pictorial
works.
Modoc Indians--California--Siskiyou
County--Pictorial works.
Indian scouts--California--Siskiyou
County--Pictorial works.
Formations (geology)--California--Siskiyou
County--Photographs.
Lava--California--Siskiyou
County--Photographs.
Siskiyou County (Calif.)--Pictorial
works.
Tule Lake (Calif.)--Pictorial
works.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Bradley & Rulofson.
Box 3
The Modoc War (large cards), 1873
Physical Description:
7 stereographs
Scope and Content Note
Large card views of the Tule Lake area, published by Bradley & Rulofson.
Stereo No. 1605
Panorama of Lava Beds from Signal Station at Tule Lake, Camp
South
Stereo No. 1607
Panorama of Lava Beds from Signal Station at Tule Lake, Camp
South
Stereo No. 1608
Tule Lake, Camp South, from the Signal Station, Tule Lake in the
distance
Stereo No. 1609
Tule Lake, Camp South, from the Signal Station, Tule Lake in the
distance
Stereo No. 1618
The Modoc Stronghold after its Capture
Stereo No. 1626
A Modoc Warrior on the War Path
Stereo No. 1630
Warm Spring Indian Scouts on Picket Duty
Box 3
The Modoc War (small cards), 1873
Physical Description:
15 stereographs
Scope and Content Note
Small card views of the Tule Lake area, especially the Lava Beds, published by Bradley
& Rulofson.
Stereo No. 1604
Panorama of Lava Beds from Signal Station at Tule Lake Camp,
South
Stereo No. 1605
Panorama of Lava Beds from Signal Station at Tule Lake Camp,
South
Stereo No. 1606
Panorama of Lava Beds from Signal Station at Tule Lake Camp,
South
Stereo No. 1610
Schonschis Rock; Lava Beds in the distance
Stereo No. 1614
Bluff to West of Tule Lake
Stereo No. 1617
Bringing in the Wounded after an Engagement
Stereo No. 1622
Donald Mc Ky [i.e., McKay], the celebrated Warm Spring Indian
Scout
Stereo No. 1628
Warm Spring Indian Scouts in Camp
