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Series 2: 1983 Omaha Tribal Powwow (continued)
Subseries 1: Carl Fleischhauer (continued)
Sub-subseries 2: Color photographs (continued)
Camera roll, August 13, 1983 (continued)
Image(s) Content
1-4 Giveaway honoring John Turner; "special" and giveaway led by Elmer Blackbird
5-6 close up of costume of whipman (David Blackbird)
7-8 Kenny Blackbird, a grandson (?) of John Turner, plays the Omaha flute, flanked by Clifford Wolfe Sr and Elmer Blackbird (relationship unknown)
9-11 host drum
12-14 Tai Piah singers
15 woman dancer (probably "fancy," may be shawl)
16-17 Head Singer of host drum, Rufus White
BOXES 3, 6 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-11
Extent: 27 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Image(s) Content
1-12 playing with blur, fancy dancers
13-14 Two arena directors with a fancy dancer with two things on the ground. I believe the two grounded items are held in the dancers hands while dancing. If regalia is dropped or falls off during a dance, a special procedure is called for; this may be such an event. Or, the dancer felt ill. I don't know.
15-20 Male traditional dancers
BOXES 4, 6 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-12
Extent: 24 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Image(s) Content
1-2 chair of member of Tia Piah Singers
3-4 looking toward Macy from pow-wow (looking east)
6-14 at main gate, fancy dancer in 6 and 7 is Todd Ike
15-16 taking down the flag at the end of the afternoon
17-20 dancers leave arena, supper break
BOXES 4, 6 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-13
Extent: 26 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Image(s) Content
1-2 Rosa McCauley and Renee Brown
3 CF taken by one of the girls
4-6 complete host drum singers; name id's to be obtained from Dennis Hastings; see alternates on AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-8, frames 11-12
7-14 Macy housing, generally north and northeast of the pow-wow grounds
15-17 Apartment block in Macy
18 (?) Community college
19-20 Macy main street
BOXES 4, 6 Camera roll, August 14-15, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-14
Extent: 26 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Additional note: 8/14 (pow-wow) and 8/15 (landscape)
Image(s) Content
1-6 baseball game in Macy
10-11 view of bluffs, Missouri River, and Iowa from hilltop where Dorothy Lee and I were chased by a raccoon
12-13 view of Iowa from same spot
14-15 Farm on Nebraska state highway 94, Thurston Co.
22-26 crowd at main gate just before evening Grand Entry
27-28 bumper sticker in midway (on crafts van)
BOXES 4, 6 Camera roll, August 15, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-CF-15
Extent: 15 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Image(s) Content
1-2 Missouri River valley and bluffs from sacred spot
3-4 tree that looked like a buffalo or cow skull at the same place
5-7 the clearing at that place (tree in background)
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Color photo prints, August 12-14, 1983
Extent: 4 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes
Subseries 2: Dorothy Sara Lee
Archivist's note: Lee's original documentation has been used to describe the photos, with minor edits for clarity.
BOX-FOLDER 1/15 Field notes, 1983
Extent: 53 pages
Sub-subseries 1: Black-and-white photographs
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 Black-and-white photo logs, 1983
Extent: 12 pages
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 12, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-3
Extent: 36 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Afternoon and evening
Image(s) Content
1-3 Gayle Cable introducing Gourd Dance
4-5 Drum group before Gourd Dance
6-7 Roger Welsch
8-12 Gourd Dance
12-16 Children dressed for Pow-wow competition
17-22 Gourd dancers
23-31 Grand Entry, Friday evening
32-34 Small child at flag song
35 Clown
36 CBS cameramen
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 13, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-5
Extent: 37 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Afternoon and evening
Image(s) Content
1-3 Host drum
4 Senior citizens
5 Grand Entry, afternoon
6 Whipman
7-9 Traditional dancers
10 Drum
11-12 Child at end of dance line
13-14 Whipman recognition dance
15 Tail dancer
16-19 Pow-wow Princess
20-26 San Juan Pueblo group: Eagle Dance
27-28 Carl Fleischhauer
29-31 Tent, cars, and regalia on hill
32-33 Grand Entry, evening; senior citizens
34-37 Paul Brill special
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 13, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-6
Extent: 33 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Evening
Image(s) Content
1-2 Paul Brill special
3-4 Judges
5-15 Paul Brill handing out genealogies; 2 sisters; Charlie Edwards; Joseph Harlan; Rufus White
16-19 Reading genealogies in grandstand
20-21 Clifford Wolfe
22 Elmer Blackbird
23-26 Clifford Wolfe reading genealogies
27-28 More presentations
29-30 Presentation to Dennis Hastings
31-32 Junior Girl's Shawl competition; judging
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 13, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-1
Extent: 35 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Evening
Image(s) Content
1-7 Junior Boy's Fancy Dance competition
8-9 2 Junior Traditional contestants
10-12 Contest judges
13-15 Little Girl's Cloth competition
16-20 Junior Girl's Cloth competition
21 Little Boy's Traditional competition
22-24 Junior Boy's Traditional competition
25-31 General Dance
32-34 San Juan group: Buffalo Dance
35 General dance
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 13, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 215338-1
Extent: 18 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
No frame description in the photo log.
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 13-14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-2
Extent: 35 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Saturday evening/Sunday afternoon
Image(s) Content
1-2 Special
3-4 One of the singers listening to a recording made earlier [Sunday afternoon]
5-6 Maria at entrance to her camper
7 Drums and shed
8 Nebraska ETV camera
9 Clifford Wolfe
10-12 Carl Fleischhauer and Drum group
13-16 Grand Entry [Sunday afternoon]; Pow-wow Committee; Tiny Tots Traditional dancers; senior citizens
17 Boys on bench
18-28 San Juan group: Buffalo Dance
29-35 Special for John Turner
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 214183-4
Extent: 35 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Image(s) Content
1-6 Special for John Turner; Kenny Blackbird with flute
7-8 Paul Brill
9 Child fixing claw-foot staff
10-11 Paul Brill handing out more genealogies
12 General dance
13 Boy examining regalia
14-16 Special for Blaine Mitchell
17-27 San Juan group: young Buffalo dancer
28-33 San Juan group: farewell
34-35 Special
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 Black-and-white contact sheets, August 12-14, 1983
Extent: 7 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; approx. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in.
Sub-subseries 2: Color photographs
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Color photo logs, 1983
Extent: 6 pages
BOX 4 Camera roll, August 12, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-1
Extent: 8 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Image(s) Content
1 Roger Welsch
2 Young traditional dancer
3-7 Grand entry, Friday evening; Whipman
8 Whipman recognition dance
BOX 4 Camera roll, August 13, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-2
Extent: 15 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Additional note: Afternoon
Image(s) Content
1 Gourd dance
2-7 Grand Entry, Saturday afternoon
8-10 Melanie Parker, Pow-wow Princess: solo
11-15 San Juan Pueblo Indian Youth Dancers: Eagle Dance
BOX 4 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-3
Extent: 18 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Additional note: Afternoon
Image(s) Content
1-3 Carl; drums and drummers
4 One of the arena directors
5 Rufus White, head singer
6-14 Grand Entry; K. ft. Edwards L#8J; senior citizens
15 David Blackbird, Whipman
16-18 San Juan group: Buffalo Dance
BOX 4 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-4
Extent: 18 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Additional note: Afternoon
Image(s) Content
1-2 Conclusion of San Juan group Buffalo Dance
3 Traditional Buckskin
4-10 John Turner special
11-12 Women's Cloth competition
13-15 Women's Shawl competition
16 Head Judge
17-18 Fancy Dance judging
BOX 4 Camera roll, August 14, 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-5
Extent: 19 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Additional note: Afternoon
Image(s) Content
1 Men's Fancy Dance competition; judging
2-11 Men's Traditional competition; judging
12-13 Blaine Mitchell special
14-19 Youngest Buffalo dancer, San Juan group
BOX 4 Camera roll, probably 1983
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: FCP/O-DSL-6
Extent: 19 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Subseries 3: Sound recordings
Archivist's note: Dorothy Sara Lee's original documentation, when available, has been used to describe the recordings, with minor edits for clarity. See Box-Folders 1/14 and 1/15.
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 Audio logs, 1983
Extent: 31 pages
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR01 Tape 1, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0234
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:42) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Gourd Dance [1]
Gourd Dance [2]
Gourd Dance [3]
Gourd Dance [4]
Break (Ambulance Station; Carl "Hello Maria" announcements)
Conclusion of Gourd Dance
Announcement of Grand Entry
National Anthem
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR02 Tape 2, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0235
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
4 Traditional War Songs
Intertribals
Hill Dance
Announcement of Pow-Wow Committee
Chairman Blackbird - speech
David Blackbird - Whipman
4 Tail Dancers
Traditional War Dancers
Pow-wow Princesses
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR03 Tape 3, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0236
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:05) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Tail section of Songs used to give honor to singers or drum groups.
Contents
Intertribals
An extra mike was moved by a woman singer, and later was placed in front of the women.
Dancing (with women's mike)
Unknown number of songs
Tribal Chairman Blackbird makes introductions
Discusses visit by Gov. Kerry's brother, assistant to the brother, then Bill Carrey (Carey?)
Then discussion of help from Sen. Exon [J. James Exon]
Cites previous help with getting electrical power
Bill Hopuer [sp?] and family [this is followed by an unclear note in Lee's handwriting: "no continue between #3 & 4"]
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR04 Tape 4, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RRXI 0237
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:17) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
End of Buffalo Dance from San Juan Pueblo
War Dance (Intertribal)
Speaker: Betty Logdon [sp?], Nebraska Historical Society
San Juan Pueblo - Eagle Dance (continued on SR05. Lee notes: "switch mike - should be better on right")
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR05 Tape 5, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0238
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:11) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
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