Historical Portrait
Pawnee Indian dancers, who danced at the Second Annual Victory Dance, held in honor of their returned soldiers who took part in the world war--Dance held Aug. 25 to 29, 1920, Pawnee, Oklahoma
Archive record
1 photographic print. | Panoramic photograph of Pawnee dancers posed in front of grandstand.
About this photograph
The archive records that this panoramic photograph shows Pawnee dancers who performed at the Second Annual Victory Dance, held August 25-29, 1920, in Pawnee, Oklahoma. The event honored Pawnee soldiers who had returned from the First World War.
The United States entered the war in April 1917. Selective Service eventually registered around 24 million men, and some 4.7 million served.
The photograph shows the dancers posed in front of a grandstand. The record attributes the image to A. E. Merryman.
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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