Tipis

Tipis and stories associated with several of them, including a huge tipi presented to Col. Welch on July 7, 1915.

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Photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915. 

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Close-up photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915.

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Photo of Adolph Wise Spirit’s tipi in field with Welch tipi. 

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Photo of Welch tipi, standing, in 1923. 

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Photo detail of Welch tipi pictographs.

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Photo of Welch tipi enlargments.

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Photo of Welch tipi enlarged to show horse’s tail at top.

Horse’s tail attributed to Circling Hawk and the Little Big Horn fight.

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Photo of top of Welch’s tipi.

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Full description and background of Welch tipi as typed by Welch.

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Photo of unidentified tipi from very old print.

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Photo of Blue Thunder, Camp Crier, in front of his tipi, 1925.

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Photos of oil paintings of tipis by White Crow, Arikara.

Interviews with Mrs. John Grass in 1921 and Red Tomahawk in 1923 as typed by Welch.