Portraits of America

Holy Bear's wife

1908·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain
Holy Bear's wife, 1908 (Library of Congress)
Holy Bear's wife, 1908 (Library of Congress)
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1 photographic print on cabinet card. | Holy Bear's wife, Indian, half-length portrait, seated, facing left.


This 1908 cabinet card photograph by Frank Bennett Fiske shows a half-length portrait of a woman identified in the archive as Holy Bear's wife. She is seated and facing left.

The record provides no information about Holy Bear's wife herself, her name, her community, or the circumstances under which the photograph was taken. No details are given about Holy Bear or their relationship beyond what the title states. The photograph is held by the Library of Congress.

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