Historical Portrait
Holy Bear's wife

Archive record
1 photographic print on cabinet card. | Holy Bear's wife, Indian, half-length portrait, seated, facing left.
About this photograph
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.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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