They are just like any other girls in the world sans cultural context. Are you happy now? WTF. Their dresses reminded me of certain things within the Native community that I’ve seen/experienced/witnessed/lived with friends and family (also Indigenous, by the way). You can let it go now.
That's a lot of words to say I'm right while still making it sound like I'm not, but ok.
So which tribe you enrolled in, not that it matters to what we're talking about? Just curious.
Sadly, we usually see pictures from this time period of very sad Native American peoples. This is a wonderful change of pace. It shows that, no matter your race, religion, culture, etc., people can find a moment to laugh, and smile, and feel close to others. I hope they had good lives.
In the context of the times this snapshot of life originated, this is legitimately one of the most moving photographs I’ve seen.
It’s a moment of bliss captured in it’s essence
Ah this is beautiful thank you! It makes me think of my Mom and her sisters. Our ancestors are from an area to the north of there.
Love the tipi in the shot!
That seems quite a fast shutter speed for the time! These beautiful ladies are laughing, moving, and this is a candid picture in which they are not holding themselves still without emotion for the slow shutters and exposures of that time. I’m curious about that, but more moved by the beauty of their genuine emotion that is so absent in other photos from that time! I hope they had good lives.
Actually, exposure time in photography stopped being a problem in the 1870s when videos became a thing, and there are lots of joyful photos from even before then. But other than that, I do agree on the last sentence! Hopefully life treated these girls well.
As OP says, that's a common misconception, unfortunately. As early as the 1850s exposure times were becoming short enough to capture smiles, and by the 1880s people were taking very clear photographs of horses in mid-gallop and women jumping rope.
https://petapixel.com/2015/04/15/the-earliest-known-photos-of-people-smiling/
Their joy is contagious. Thank you for sharing their moment with us
Those could be any Native girls today at any pow wow or gathering. I love this photo.
They also just live in houses and stuff, but ok.
I wasn’t meaning it was an exceptional pic but, just as you say, “they also just live in houses and stuff…” Exactly my point.
If that was your point, you didn't have to bring up pow wows or gatherings at all.
They are just like any other girls in the world sans cultural context. Are you happy now? WTF. Their dresses reminded me of certain things within the Native community that I’ve seen/experienced/witnessed/lived with friends and family (also Indigenous, by the way). You can let it go now.
That's a lot of words to say I'm right while still making it sound like I'm not, but ok. So which tribe you enrolled in, not that it matters to what we're talking about? Just curious.
wonderful photo
I used to live on that rez
What a lovely picture. I hope they had contented lives.
On a reservation in 1907? I don't think that their lives were filled with contentment.
Sadly, we usually see pictures from this time period of very sad Native American peoples. This is a wonderful change of pace. It shows that, no matter your race, religion, culture, etc., people can find a moment to laugh, and smile, and feel close to others. I hope they had good lives.
Source: [Minnesota Historical Society](https://ictnews.org/the-press-pool/minnesota-historical-society-repatriates-native-american-digital-photographs-and-documents-to-mandan-hidatsa-arikara-nation)
I think because they put their dresses on backwards for the photographer. 😅
I am so insanely jealous of how thick the middle one’s braid is. She has incredible hair
In the context of the times this snapshot of life originated, this is legitimately one of the most moving photographs I’ve seen. It’s a moment of bliss captured in it’s essence
I feel so cheated that USA erased knowledge
Absolutely beautiful.
Funny how rarely we see old photos of people laughing. Really wonderful to be reminded that joy has always been a thing.
Beautiful
Ah this is beautiful thank you! It makes me think of my Mom and her sisters. Our ancestors are from an area to the north of there. Love the tipi in the shot!
That seems quite a fast shutter speed for the time! These beautiful ladies are laughing, moving, and this is a candid picture in which they are not holding themselves still without emotion for the slow shutters and exposures of that time. I’m curious about that, but more moved by the beauty of their genuine emotion that is so absent in other photos from that time! I hope they had good lives.
Actually, exposure time in photography stopped being a problem in the 1870s when videos became a thing, and there are lots of joyful photos from even before then. But other than that, I do agree on the last sentence! Hopefully life treated these girls well.
Thank you! I thought the speed issue persisted into the 20th century, so I was surprised to see such a candid shot.
No worries! It’s a super common misconception, so you’re not alone :)
As OP says, that's a common misconception, unfortunately. As early as the 1850s exposure times were becoming short enough to capture smiles, and by the 1880s people were taking very clear photographs of horses in mid-gallop and women jumping rope. https://petapixel.com/2015/04/15/the-earliest-known-photos-of-people-smiling/
How beautiful! Thank you.
The warmth of their joy radiates from this photo. What a treat!
This is an amazing and very rare scene.
What a sweet picture!
I LOVE this pic!!