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Title	Wounded Knee massacre historical marker, n.d.
Date of Photograph	1955 - 1965
Notes	Wounded Knee massacre historical marker flanked by Oglala elders and Father Lawrence E. Edwards, S.J . Inscription on historical marker in image: ERECTED BY PINE RIDGE AGENCY DIVISION OF ROADS, PENALTY FOR DEFACING. OGLALA SIOUX. SITE OF THE WOUNDED KNEE TRAGEDY. On Dec. 29, 1890 Chief Big Foot with his Minneconjou Sioux Band... were encamped on this flat surrounded by the U.S. 7th Cavalry... The Indian dead were gathered up... and buried in a common grave at the top of the hill 500 ft. northwest of this point. A Monument marks this grave . Note by Archivist: Father Edwards served as Holy Rosary Mission superior, 1955-1963.
Subjects	Indians of North America -- South Dakota Jesuits -- South Dakota Older Indians -- South Dakota Priests -- South Dakota Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890
Personal Names	Edwards, Lawrence E.; Unidentified;
Location Depicted	South Dakota -- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation -- Wounded Knee
Ethnic Group	Oglala Indians [Lakota, Teton Sioux]
Physical Description of Original	23.8 x 19.5 cm black-and-white photographic print
Identifier	MUA_HRM_RCIS_03699
Collection	Holy Rosary Mission - Red Cloud Indian School Records; 6-1 T 83400
Digital Publisher	Marquette University, Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Type	Image; Photograph
Digital Reproduction Information	Scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 360 dpi. Display image is JPEG generated from the archival TIFF.
Copyright	http://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/copyright.html
Ordering Information	http://www.marquette.edu/library/requests/OrderForm.html
Learn more about this collection	http://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/Mss/HRM/HRMmain.html