Harry Vernon Gressang photographs from the Blackfeet Reservation

Arizona

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Provenance: Gift of Doris Gressang in honor of her husband Harry Vernon Gressang, 1996.

Culture: Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]; Diné (Navajo)

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Biographical / Historical: Harry Gressang of Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ was born on July 22, 1913, and died at age 71 years old in June 1985. He was married to his wife Doris E. Gressang for 44 years and they had one song Randall Gressang.

Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harry Vernon Gressang photographs from the Blackfeet Reservation, image #, NMAI.AC.395; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Emily Moazami, Head Archivist, 2024.

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Scope and Contents: S04990-S05112 This collection contains 123 color slides depicting scenes of the Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana] community photographed by Harry Vernon Gressang in 1977. The bulk of the slides depict an outdoor powwow and landscape scenes. Three slides document rug weaving and may have been shot at Navajo Nation in Arizona, circa 1978.

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