David Francis Barry Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Contains reproductions of some of D.F. Barry’s photographs on 35 mm slides, along with a copy of the biography, “Icastinyanka Cikala Hanzi”: The Little Shadow Catcher: D.F. Barry, Celebrated Photographer of Famous Indians by Thoman M. Heski; the booklet, A Limited Edition of Photographs from the Negative Collection of David F. Barry, a set of notecards based off the booklet, newspaper articles, and miscellaneous papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 1998
Creator
- Rawlings, Jerry (Compiler, Person)
Biographical Note
David Francis Barry (1854-1934), also known as D.F. Barry, was a noted photographer of the American West. He specialized in Native American portraiture, and also photographed scenes from early reservation life, military posts, and took portraits of military leaders. He had apprenticed under Orlando Scott Goff, eventually became his business partner, and later an independent photographer. He was called “Icastinyanka Cikala Hanzi,” translated as “Catcher, Little Shadow,” by the Indians. Born in New York, Barry was based in Bismarck, Dakota Territory, during much of his career, moving there in about 1878 and leaving for Superior, Wisconsin in 1890. After Barry’s death, a collection of 1,020 negatives were sold to the Denver Public Library.
Extent
1 Boxes (5 Files) ; 0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Summary
This slide collection reproduces a portion of D.F. Barry’s best portraits and photographs and is accompanied by supporting materials and background information to facilitate a presentation of Barry’s life and work.
Administrative Information
Received 2015
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the David Francis Barry Collection
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Lori Terrill
- Date
- Dec. 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu