Hermann Niles and Arthur Potter by Patience Seketter's Headstone

Photograph

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Oneida Nation Museum

Name/Title

Hermann Niles and Arthur Potter by Patience Seketter's Headstone

Entry/Object ID

BC.2010.022.058.ABC

Tags

Copyright Restriction

Description

Two identical black and white photographs of Herman Niles standing behind the headstone of "Patience Seketter, Died Feb 22, 1875, Aged 81 Yrs 10M's". To the right of the headstone (left in picture) is a chest high stone wall. Arthur Potter is leaning against a young tree in the background. Herman Niles is wearing a light colored, long-sleeve shirt under overalls and a hat and Arthur Potter is wearing dark long-sleeve jacket and pants and a hat. Written in black ink on the back of BC2010.022.058A "Herman Niles at the grave of his great grandmother. She was the mother of David Fowler,-- and last David. Patience Dick married James Fowler and John Seketer came to Wis. in 1834 as a widow with 10 children" and in a different ink on the bottom "OCt 2, 1934- O.E. Heller". Third black and white photograph is and enlarged photo of this image picturing just Herman Niles behind the headstone of Patience Seketer. Mismarked as copy of BC2010.022.059, but it is a copy of this. Not renumbering things, just adding a C to this entry.

Collection

Brothertown Collection

Cataloged By

Schmit, Aurora

Category

Photograph

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Handwriting

Location

Back of BC2010.022.058A

Transcription

"Herman Niles at the grave of his great grandmother. She was the mother of David Fowler,-- and last David. Patience Dick married James Fowler and John Seketer came to Wis. in 1834 as a widow with 10 children" and in a different ink on the bottom "OCt 2, 1934- O.E. Heller"

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital Only

Date

06/22/2023

Inventory

Inventoried By

Doxtator, Reggie

Inventoried Date

Dec 19, 2012

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Detail

Tear

Date Examined

Dec 19, 2012

Examined By

Doxtator, Reggie

Notes

BC2010.022.058B has a slight tear in the middle of the photograph, can be seen more on the back than the front, it blends into the stone wall pictured.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Potter, Arthur, Niles, Herman, Fowler, David, Heller, Otto E., Fowler, James, Seketter, Patience (Dick), Seketter, John

Reproductions

Notes

Brothertown Indian Nation hold physical copies and copyright; contact Brothertown for reproductions and publishing

Created By

cgerzet1@oneidanation.org

Create Date

06/22/2023

Updated By

cgerzet1@oneidanation.org

Update Date

08/10/2023