Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company of Connecticut

Item

Type
Still image
Title
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company of Connecticut
Rationale
Understanding what makes representations of peoples and groups problematic is an important first step towards anti-racism.
Description
Black and white photograph depicting a medicine show on Tower Road and West 19th Street in Wilmington, Delaware. Three men stand on a stage in Native American costumes. The banner above the stage reads "Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co." I the foreground men and boys sit and stand on the grass in front of the stage near tents.
Date
1892
Place
Wilmington, Delaware
Subject
Medicine shows
Stereotypes
Native Americans
Creator
Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930
Extent
Original: 8 x 10 in.; image: 600 x 480 pixels.
Medium
Photograph
Provenance
Part of the Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs in the Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807.
Publisher
Hagley Museum and Library
Identifier
https://digital.hagley.org/701323
Rights
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