These one-of-a-kind early 20th-century photos depict the Crow tribe as their way of life was on the verge of changing forever.
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1 of 51A member of the Crow tribe known only as “Wolf.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 2 of 51Men on the Crow Reservation gather around the fire.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 3 of 51A Crow warrior named Horse Goes Ahead.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 4 of 51A young Cheyenne boy puts on his father’s headdress.
Montana. 1907.Library of Congress 5 of 51A mother holds her baby in her arms.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 6 of 51A man living on the Crow Reservation smokes a cigarette as he poses for his portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 7 of 51A Crow rider’s silhouette against the horizon.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 8 of 51An old Crow warrior, Strikes One With A Lance, poses for a portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 9 of 51Crow men hurtle arrows.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 10 of 51An unidentified member of the Crow tribe stands with his headdress upon his head.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 11 of 51Crow warriors cross a fjord on horseback.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 12 of 51The Crow reservation under a darkening sky.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 13 of 51A family gathers in a hut to eat.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 14 of 51The warriors of the Crow tribe ride off, headdresses upon their heads.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 15 of 51Four horsemen of the Crow tribe ride forward.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 16 of 51Four men wearing nothing but their breechcloths get ready to race.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 17 of 51The tribe gathers together for the tobacco planting dance.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 18 of 51Hairy Moccasin, one of the scouts who served General Custer during his last stand.
When it became clear that the battle would be lost, Hairy Moccasin put on the clothing of a Crow warrior, wanting to die a Crow.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 19 of 51A woman bakes pottery over the fire.
Montana. 1903.Library of Congress 20 of 51A mother of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 21 of 51A man goes to work building his tepee, setting up a campsite at the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 22 of 51The tribe works together to build a massive tent for a ceremony.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 23 of 51The tribe, waving an American flag above them, ride through the camp in honor of a woman named Spotted Rabbit.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 24 of 51Crow warriors ride over the hills.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 25 of 51White Man Runs Him, a Crow scout who helped lead General Custer into the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 26 of 51The Crow Reservation, seen from across the water.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 27 of 51Ashishishe, better known as Curly, was one of the only survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 28 of 51A man cleans himself in the water by the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 29 of 51The warriors pause to let their horses drink from the river.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 30 of 51A Crow woman called Carries the War Staff.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 31 of 51A proud father, standing before his tepee, holds his newborn child.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 32 of 51A young girl and her puppy.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 33 of 51A gathering of members of the Crow tribe inside a tent.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 34 of 51A young girl draped in jewelry.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 35 of 51Crow riders travel through the fields and past the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 36 of 51The riders survey their home.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 37 of 51Musicians and dancers line up and get ready for the tobacco planting ceremony.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 38 of 51Two riders on the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 39 of 51White Man Runs Him dons an elaborate headdress full of white feathers.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 40 of 51The members of the Crow tribe pause for a rest during a ceremonial dance.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 41 of 51A young girl named Little Iron Horse shoots the defiant stare that may have earned her the name.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 42 of 51The reservation is covered in a thick layer of snow, here called “The White Death.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 43 of 51A Crow family grave.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 44 of 51An old Crow man in his headdress.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 45 of 51A new log cabin is built on the reservation. The new, European-style home stands next to the traditional tepee of the tribe, marking the start of a major change in the Crow style of life.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 46 of 51A young Crow woman called Takes A Horse.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 47 of 51A Crow family, now living in an American settler-style home, sits down for dinner.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 48 of 51The children of the Crow tribe take classes in an American reservation school.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 49 of 51George No Horse and Pipe-Tomahawk stand in front of a settler-style home, looking at the reservation as their world changes around them.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 50 of 51Chief Plenty Coups, Chief of the Mountain Crow Band, called the “last great chief” of the Crow tribe.
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Richard Throssel was a member of the tribe. He was born a Cree (one of the largest native populations of Canada) in 1882, but after he moved onto the Crow Reservation in Montana in 1902, the Crow tribe accepted him as one of their own.
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1 of 51A member of the Crow tribe known only as “Wolf.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 2 of 51Men on the Crow Reservation gather around the fire.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 3 of 51A Crow warrior named Horse Goes Ahead.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 4 of 51A young Cheyenne boy puts on his father’s headdress.
Montana. 1907.Library of Congress 5 of 51A mother holds her baby in her arms.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 6 of 51A man living on the Crow Reservation smokes a cigarette as he poses for his portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 7 of 51A Crow rider’s silhouette against the horizon.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 8 of 51An old Crow warrior, Strikes One With A Lance, poses for a portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 9 of 51Crow men hurtle arrows.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 10 of 51An unidentified member of the Crow tribe stands with his headdress upon his head.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 11 of 51Crow warriors cross a fjord on horseback.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 12 of 51The Crow reservation under a darkening sky.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 13 of 51A family gathers in a hut to eat.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 14 of 51The warriors of the Crow tribe ride off, headdresses upon their heads.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 15 of 51Four horsemen of the Crow tribe ride forward.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 16 of 51Four men wearing nothing but their breechcloths get ready to race.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 17 of 51The tribe gathers together for the tobacco planting dance.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 18 of 51Hairy Moccasin, one of the scouts who served General Custer during his last stand.
When it became clear that the battle would be lost, Hairy Moccasin put on the clothing of a Crow warrior, wanting to die a Crow.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 19 of 51A woman bakes pottery over the fire.
Montana. 1903.Library of Congress 20 of 51A mother of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 21 of 51A man goes to work building his tepee, setting up a campsite at the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 22 of 51The tribe works together to build a massive tent for a ceremony.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 23 of 51The tribe, waving an American flag above them, ride through the camp in honor of a woman named Spotted Rabbit.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 24 of 51Crow warriors ride over the hills.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 25 of 51White Man Runs Him, a Crow scout who helped lead General Custer into the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 26 of 51The Crow Reservation, seen from across the water.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 27 of 51Ashishishe, better known as Curly, was one of the only survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 28 of 51A man cleans himself in the water by the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 29 of 51The warriors pause to let their horses drink from the river.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 30 of 51A Crow woman called Carries the War Staff.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 31 of 51A proud father, standing before his tepee, holds his newborn child.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 32 of 51A young girl and her puppy.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 33 of 51A gathering of members of the Crow tribe inside a tent.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 34 of 51A young girl draped in jewelry.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 35 of 51Crow riders travel through the fields and past the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 36 of 51The riders survey their home.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 37 of 51Musicians and dancers line up and get ready for the tobacco planting ceremony.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 38 of 51Two riders on the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 39 of 51White Man Runs Him dons an elaborate headdress full of white feathers.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 40 of 51The members of the Crow tribe pause for a rest during a ceremonial dance.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 41 of 51A young girl named Little Iron Horse shoots the defiant stare that may have earned her the name.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 42 of 51The reservation is covered in a thick layer of snow, here called “The White Death.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 43 of 51A Crow family grave.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 44 of 51An old Crow man in his headdress.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 45 of 51A new log cabin is built on the reservation. The new, European-style home stands next to the traditional tepee of the tribe, marking the start of a major change in the Crow style of life.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 46 of 51A young Crow woman called Takes A Horse.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 47 of 51A Crow family, now living in an American settler-style home, sits down for dinner.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 48 of 51The children of the Crow tribe take classes in an American reservation school.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 49 of 51George No Horse and Pipe-Tomahawk stand in front of a settler-style home, looking at the reservation as their world changes around them.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 50 of 51Chief Plenty Coups, Chief of the Mountain Crow Band, called the “last great chief” of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 51 of 51Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 51A member of the Crow tribe known only as “Wolf.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 2 of 51Men on the Crow Reservation gather around the fire.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 3 of 51A Crow warrior named Horse Goes Ahead.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 4 of 51A young Cheyenne boy puts on his father’s headdress.
Montana. 1907.Library of Congress 5 of 51A mother holds her baby in her arms.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 6 of 51A man living on the Crow Reservation smokes a cigarette as he poses for his portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 7 of 51A Crow rider’s silhouette against the horizon.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 8 of 51An old Crow warrior, Strikes One With A Lance, poses for a portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 9 of 51Crow men hurtle arrows.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 10 of 51An unidentified member of the Crow tribe stands with his headdress upon his head.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 11 of 51Crow warriors cross a fjord on horseback.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 12 of 51The Crow reservation under a darkening sky.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 13 of 51A family gathers in a hut to eat.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 14 of 51The warriors of the Crow tribe ride off, headdresses upon their heads.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 15 of 51Four horsemen of the Crow tribe ride forward.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 16 of 51Four men wearing nothing but their breechcloths get ready to race.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 17 of 51The tribe gathers together for the tobacco planting dance.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 18 of 51Hairy Moccasin, one of the scouts who served General Custer during his last stand.
When it became clear that the battle would be lost, Hairy Moccasin put on the clothing of a Crow warrior, wanting to die a Crow.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 19 of 51A woman bakes pottery over the fire.
Montana. 1903.Library of Congress 20 of 51A mother of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 21 of 51A man goes to work building his tepee, setting up a campsite at the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 22 of 51The tribe works together to build a massive tent for a ceremony.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 23 of 51The tribe, waving an American flag above them, ride through the camp in honor of a woman named Spotted Rabbit.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 24 of 51Crow warriors ride over the hills.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 25 of 51White Man Runs Him, a Crow scout who helped lead General Custer into the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 26 of 51The Crow Reservation, seen from across the water.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 27 of 51Ashishishe, better known as Curly, was one of the only survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 28 of 51A man cleans himself in the water by the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 29 of 51The warriors pause to let their horses drink from the river.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 30 of 51A Crow woman called Carries the War Staff.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 31 of 51A proud father, standing before his tepee, holds his newborn child.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 32 of 51A young girl and her puppy.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 33 of 51A gathering of members of the Crow tribe inside a tent.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 34 of 51A young girl draped in jewelry.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 35 of 51Crow riders travel through the fields and past the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 36 of 51The riders survey their home.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 37 of 51Musicians and dancers line up and get ready for the tobacco planting ceremony.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 38 of 51Two riders on the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 39 of 51White Man Runs Him dons an elaborate headdress full of white feathers.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 40 of 51The members of the Crow tribe pause for a rest during a ceremonial dance.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 41 of 51A young girl named Little Iron Horse shoots the defiant stare that may have earned her the name.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 42 of 51The reservation is covered in a thick layer of snow, here called “The White Death.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 43 of 51A Crow family grave.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 44 of 51An old Crow man in his headdress.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 45 of 51A new log cabin is built on the reservation. The new, European-style home stands next to the traditional tepee of the tribe, marking the start of a major change in the Crow style of life.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 46 of 51A young Crow woman called Takes A Horse.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 47 of 51A Crow family, now living in an American settler-style home, sits down for dinner.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 48 of 51The children of the Crow tribe take classes in an American reservation school.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 49 of 51George No Horse and Pipe-Tomahawk stand in front of a settler-style home, looking at the reservation as their world changes around them.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 50 of 51Chief Plenty Coups, Chief of the Mountain Crow Band, called the “last great chief” of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 51 of 51Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 51A member of the Crow tribe known only as “Wolf.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 2 of 51Men on the Crow Reservation gather around the fire.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 3 of 51A Crow warrior named Horse Goes Ahead.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 4 of 51A young Cheyenne boy puts on his father’s headdress.
Montana. 1907.Library of Congress 5 of 51A mother holds her baby in her arms.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 6 of 51A man living on the Crow Reservation smokes a cigarette as he poses for his portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 7 of 51A Crow rider’s silhouette against the horizon.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 8 of 51An old Crow warrior, Strikes One With A Lance, poses for a portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 9 of 51Crow men hurtle arrows.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 10 of 51An unidentified member of the Crow tribe stands with his headdress upon his head.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 11 of 51Crow warriors cross a fjord on horseback.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 12 of 51The Crow reservation under a darkening sky.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 13 of 51A family gathers in a hut to eat.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 14 of 51The warriors of the Crow tribe ride off, headdresses upon their heads.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 15 of 51Four horsemen of the Crow tribe ride forward.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 16 of 51Four men wearing nothing but their breechcloths get ready to race.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 17 of 51The tribe gathers together for the tobacco planting dance.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 18 of 51Hairy Moccasin, one of the scouts who served General Custer during his last stand.
When it became clear that the battle would be lost, Hairy Moccasin put on the clothing of a Crow warrior, wanting to die a Crow.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 19 of 51A woman bakes pottery over the fire.
Montana. 1903.Library of Congress 20 of 51A mother of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 21 of 51A man goes to work building his tepee, setting up a campsite at the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 22 of 51The tribe works together to build a massive tent for a ceremony.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 23 of 51The tribe, waving an American flag above them, ride through the camp in honor of a woman named Spotted Rabbit.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 24 of 51Crow warriors ride over the hills.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 25 of 51White Man Runs Him, a Crow scout who helped lead General Custer into the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 26 of 51The Crow Reservation, seen from across the water.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 27 of 51Ashishishe, better known as Curly, was one of the only survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 28 of 51A man cleans himself in the water by the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 29 of 51The warriors pause to let their horses drink from the river.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 30 of 51A Crow woman called Carries the War Staff.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 31 of 51A proud father, standing before his tepee, holds his newborn child.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 32 of 51A young girl and her puppy.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 33 of 51A gathering of members of the Crow tribe inside a tent.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 34 of 51A young girl draped in jewelry.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 35 of 51Crow riders travel through the fields and past the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 36 of 51The riders survey their home.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 37 of 51Musicians and dancers line up and get ready for the tobacco planting ceremony.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 38 of 51Two riders on the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 39 of 51White Man Runs Him dons an elaborate headdress full of white feathers.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 40 of 51The members of the Crow tribe pause for a rest during a ceremonial dance.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 41 of 51A young girl named Little Iron Horse shoots the defiant stare that may have earned her the name.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 42 of 51The reservation is covered in a thick layer of snow, here called “The White Death.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 43 of 51A Crow family grave.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress 44 of 51An old Crow man in his headdress.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 45 of 51A new log cabin is built on the reservation. The new, European-style home stands next to the traditional tepee of the tribe, marking the start of a major change in the Crow style of life.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 46 of 51A young Crow woman called Takes A Horse.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 47 of 51A Crow family, now living in an American settler-style home, sits down for dinner.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 48 of 51The children of the Crow tribe take classes in an American reservation school.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 49 of 51George No Horse and Pipe-Tomahawk stand in front of a settler-style home, looking at the reservation as their world changes around them.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution 50 of 51Chief Plenty Coups, Chief of the Mountain Crow Band, called the “last great chief” of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts 51 of 51Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 51A member of the Crow tribe known only as “Wolf.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
2 of 51Men on the Crow Reservation gather around the fire.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
3 of 51A Crow warrior named Horse Goes Ahead.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
4 of 51A young Cheyenne boy puts on his father’s headdress.
Montana. 1907.Library of Congress
5 of 51A mother holds her baby in her arms.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
6 of 51A man living on the Crow Reservation smokes a cigarette as he poses for his portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
7 of 51A Crow rider’s silhouette against the horizon.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
8 of 51An old Crow warrior, Strikes One With A Lance, poses for a portrait.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
9 of 51Crow men hurtle arrows.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
10 of 51An unidentified member of the Crow tribe stands with his headdress upon his head.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
11 of 51Crow warriors cross a fjord on horseback.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
12 of 51The Crow reservation under a darkening sky.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
13 of 51A family gathers in a hut to eat.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
14 of 51The warriors of the Crow tribe ride off, headdresses upon their heads.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
15 of 51Four horsemen of the Crow tribe ride forward.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
16 of 51Four men wearing nothing but their breechcloths get ready to race.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
17 of 51The tribe gathers together for the tobacco planting dance.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
18 of 51Hairy Moccasin, one of the scouts who served General Custer during his last stand.
When it became clear that the battle would be lost, Hairy Moccasin put on the clothing of a Crow warrior, wanting to die a Crow.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
19 of 51A woman bakes pottery over the fire.
Montana. 1903.Library of Congress
20 of 51A mother of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
21 of 51A man goes to work building his tepee, setting up a campsite at the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
22 of 51The tribe works together to build a massive tent for a ceremony.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
23 of 51The tribe, waving an American flag above them, ride through the camp in honor of a woman named Spotted Rabbit.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
24 of 51Crow warriors ride over the hills.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
25 of 51White Man Runs Him, a Crow scout who helped lead General Custer into the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress
26 of 51The Crow Reservation, seen from across the water.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
27 of 51Ashishishe, better known as Curly, was one of the only survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
28 of 51A man cleans himself in the water by the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
29 of 51The warriors pause to let their horses drink from the river.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
30 of 51A Crow woman called Carries the War Staff.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
31 of 51A proud father, standing before his tepee, holds his newborn child.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
32 of 51A young girl and her puppy.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
33 of 51A gathering of members of the Crow tribe inside a tent.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
34 of 51A young girl draped in jewelry.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress
35 of 51Crow riders travel through the fields and past the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
36 of 51The riders survey their home.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
37 of 51Musicians and dancers line up and get ready for the tobacco planting ceremony.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
38 of 51Two riders on the reservation.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
39 of 51White Man Runs Him dons an elaborate headdress full of white feathers.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
40 of 51The members of the Crow tribe pause for a rest during a ceremonial dance.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
41 of 51A young girl named Little Iron Horse shoots the defiant stare that may have earned her the name.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress
42 of 51The reservation is covered in a thick layer of snow, here called “The White Death.”
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
43 of 51A Crow family grave.
Montana. 1905.Library of Congress
44 of 51An old Crow man in his headdress.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
45 of 51A new log cabin is built on the reservation. The new, European-style home stands next to the traditional tepee of the tribe, marking the start of a major change in the Crow style of life.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
46 of 51A young Crow woman called Takes A Horse.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
47 of 51A Crow family, now living in an American settler-style home, sits down for dinner.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
48 of 51The children of the Crow tribe take classes in an American reservation school.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
49 of 51George No Horse and Pipe-Tomahawk stand in front of a settler-style home, looking at the reservation as their world changes around them.
Montana. 1910.National Anthropological Archives/Smithsonian Institution
50 of 51Chief Plenty Coups, Chief of the Mountain Crow Band, called the “last great chief” of the Crow tribe.
Montana. 1910.Museum of Photographic Arts
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Stunning Photos Of The Crow Tribe Taken Just Before Their Culture Was All But Stamped Out View Gallery
Stunning Photos Of The Crow Tribe Taken Just Before Their Culture Was All But Stamped Out View Gallery
Stunning Photos Of The Crow Tribe Taken Just Before Their Culture Was All But Stamped Out View Gallery
Stunning Photos Of The Crow Tribe Taken Just Before Their Culture Was All But Stamped Out View Gallery
Stunning Photos Of The Crow Tribe Taken Just Before Their Culture Was All But Stamped Out
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From 1902 to 1911, Throssel lived among the Crow tribe as one of them, photographing the lives of some of the last great Native American warriors.
At the time of Throssel’s stay, the Crow tribe was indeed a dying breed. They had been the so-called Indians of the Wild West, heroes who had fought in historic battles. Among them were the scouts who led General Custer to his last stand – six men who, when the battle turned bleak, had donned their headdresses, determined to die as Crow warriors.
And when Throssel arrived, the people of the Crow tribe were largely still living by the old Native American traditions. They lived in tepees, held ceremonial dances around the fire, and trained their boys to be hunters and warriors.
But life was changing. The tribe had been forced onto a reservation and was slowly being pushed into the lifestyle of the settlers. While Throssel was there, the Crow tribe was building its first wooden home, erected in the style of the white settlers. At the same time, schools were set up and the children of the Crow tribe were sent into classes where they learned in English, tutored by white teachers and missionaries.
Throssel’s photos are thus an incredible, rare look at the life of a Native American tribe right as their lives were changing forever — a time when the last tepees were taken down and the face of America was irrevocably transformed.
There are other photos of Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century, but Throssel was perhaps able to capture the most honest, unvarnished snapshot of a tribe as they truly lived. These photographs are not imagined scenes from a romanticized past — they are real photos of real people, taken by one of their own.
After seeing these poignant images of the Crow Tribe, check out these incredible photographs of early 20th-century Native American masks as well as another look at turn-of-the-century Native American life.
