Name/Title
Native American soldiers burying a hatchet in front of sign for 279th InfantryEntry/Object ID
1977.167.1067Description
Negative of August L. Beyer, kneeling at right, of Cuddy, Pennsylvania, buries the hatchet with Alvin Whitekiller of Hulbert, Oklahoma, kneeling at left, and Eddie Lara of Anadarko, Oklahoma, center, in their company area on Hokkaido after it was learned the Pennsylvania legislature proposed to repeal an old law which granted bounties on Indian scalps. 279th Infantry.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
NegativeSubject Place
Island
HokkaidoCountry
JapanRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaContext
Published as "Hatchet Is Buried - This Time In Ground" in the May 30, 1951 Oklahoma City Times newspaperMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ron PyerRole
PhotographerDate made
May 29, 1951Time Period
20th Century, Korean WarLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Negative, Sheet FilmNomenclature Secondary Object Term
NegativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Soldiers, Military personnel, Shovels, Dirt, Hatchets, Signs