amazing series of 188 photographs taken between 1887 and 1892 near Deadwood. Photographer is also the guy that took pictures of the aftermath of Wounded Knee, John C. H. Grabill.

link to all 188 photographs

i have always loved this era and i actually just got done teaching the 'American West' to my 9th graders. definitely will show them these on the smartboard tomorrow morning.

history forum is still a bit slow, maybe we can have some discussion?

here are some of the more amazing ones:

Title: Villa of Brule A Lakota tipi camp near Pine Ridge, in background; horses at White Clay Creek watering hole, in the foreground. 1891.



School for Indians at Pine Ridge, S.D. Small Oglala tipi camp in front of large government school buildings in open field.



Bird's-eye view of a large Lakota camp of tipis, horses, and wagons--probably on or near Pine Ridge Indian Reservation



Bird's-eye view of a Lakota camp (several tipis and wagons in large field)--probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation.



Six military men on horseback on a hill overlooking a large encampment of tipis. 1891



Custer City, Dak. from the east Distant view of small town; field in foreground and hills in background.



"Hot Springs, S.D." Interior of largest plunge bath in U.S. on F.E. and M.V. R'y Interior view of plunge bath; bathers and spectators standing beside pool. 1891



Deadwood.



Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak. Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work Three men, with dog, panning for gold in a stream. 1889.



Eight men, holding pick axes and shovels, standing in front of entrance to mine. 1889



Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak. Distant view of mine entrance; four men posed on or near three mining cars on tracks. 1888

Great pictures Wiper, thanks. I'm not well versed in frontier life so I won't comment on it except to say that, considering the harshness of life during that era, it always strikes me how pictures from back then always seem to carry a kind of romantic feel to them.
The one of the 3 guys panning for gold for eg, that must have been a hard way to live and make a living, but from the photo it looks almost peaceful and serene. Hard to believe it was only 120 yrs or so ago now.

problem with panning for gold was that you never found enough to do anything more than get ********* with a hooker that night and do it again tomorrow.

the pics that really got me were the mine pictures. jesus christ, lemme just wander into this hole in the side of the mountain. wonder how many sets of bones are in the sides of hills throughout the west waiting to be found.

This is great. I lived in the Black Hills near Deadwood for about 5 years. Thanks for posting this.

OP- thanks for posting this. Love the West.

**** sucker! love it. So cool. So you like the show?

Deadwood and Blood Meridian two best things from this period. Probably the most accurate as well.

I only watched one Deadwood episode. It didn't so anything for me and I don't think anyone else there watched it either. It is a cool place to live for a while but it is very sleepy there and going back into decline as gambling contracts there. It was time to go.