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My Life And Experiences Among Our Hostile Indians
Author: Major General O. O. Howard

MY LIFE A-K-B - EXPERIENCES AMONG OUR HOSTILE INDIANS A KECORD OP PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS, ADVENTURES, AND CAMPAIGNS AMONG THE INDIANS OF THE GREAT WEST WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR LIFE, HABITS, TRAITS, RELIGION, CEREMONIES, DRESS, SA VAOE INSTINCTS, AND CUSTOMS IN PEACE AND WAR BY MAJOR-GENERAL 0. 0-HOWARD United States Army retired WITH FULL PAGE... more » HUTttRAVINOS, CIUBFLT FROM PHOTOGKAPH8 SUPPLIED BY THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY, WASHINGTON, AND A 8IBRII13 OF COLOKED PLATB8 OWIX INDIAN OBJECTS OP INTBJBST AN CURIOSITY IN FACSIMILE SOLD ONLY TO SUBSCRIBERS EARTFOBD, CONK A. D. WORTHINGTON COMPANY Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1907, BY A. D. WOKTHINQTpN COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, I, C, 10 tail HIV T Wif IWfl fflf OTITf. iTWJ. rW lMP iWH CI II liOi Lu Afll UllllDUJj AlJJIiwvuli AWU JJJS W HIS PEE8EI1 ACTIVE IILIWE1 I BI T I witi IN 1 the preparation of this book the greatest pains have been taken to make it valuable and interesting as a pictorial volume for the publishers believed that it was worthy of being illustrated in the best, most truthful and realistic manner. The old method of having artists seize the general outline of a scene, and by a few rapid strokes of a pencil pre serve the general idea, until, in the studio, leisure was found to enlarge the hasty sketch and reproduce the details from memory, has passed away the modern camera has taken its place, and is the basis of most of the illustrations in this volume. The colored plates show Indian objects of interest and curiosity with as mucb fidelity to the originals as il is possible for human hands to da No pains or expense were spared to faithfully portray these objects in exact facsimile. Many of them belong to the government and are on public exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, where they may be studied in glass show-cases, safe from the despoiling hands of curiosity seekers and relic-hunters. By far the greater number, how ever, are carefully stowed away in boxes, under the care of officials, and prying eyes arc not permitted to see, much less meddlesome hands to handle them. It was from this almost inaccessible collection that many of the objects shown in this volume were selected. g INTRODUCTION. Many difficulties had first to be overcome before these ob jects could be taken out of their show-cases and secret recepta cles, in order that photographs might be made for this was the first step in the work of making the colored plates. Full ness of detail and great accuracy were absolutely necessary, and the aid of the camera was indispensable. Each group was first photographed collectively, so that the relative size of one object to another was maintained. A set of these photo graphs, printed on paper adapted to the purpose, was painted by accomplished artists from the objects themselves, a special room having been set apart and free use of the objects having been granted by the government for this purpose. Several months were required to make these paintings. Borne of the. details, especially of fine beaded work, were so minute that the painting had frequently to be done under strong magni fying glasses. The process was tedious and expensive, re quiring artistic skill of the highest degree. The next step was to engrave these paintings on stone, an undertaking that required months of labor by skilful artists and engravers. There are fifteen printings on each plate, and otic engraved stone is required for each color. It should be apparent to the reader, therefore, that the ut most care and skill were necessary to produce these colored plates. They might easily have been slighted and still pass current as attractive pictures but the aim constantly in view was to portray each object with fidelity to the original, pre serving as closely as possible the texture, colors, tints, handi work, and natural appearance of the objects themselves...

ISBN-13: 9781406739633
ISBN-10: 1406739634
Publication Date: 3/15/2007
Pages: 580
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