Two men, one identified as John War Eagle, work on the set of the movie The Great Sioux Uprising. A man dressed in a cowboy hat, buckskin jacket, pants, and boots has his back to the camera facing a man in regalia. The man in regalia appears to be a North American Indian. Three large feathers extend out from his hair. He wears shell necklaces, bone breastplate, moccasins, and long sleeve buckskin shirt and pants with fringes and beadwork. His hair is contained in two braids with fur hair wraps. A circular metal device, possibly a microphone, is attached to a metal rod that hovers above the two men. A large light is being operated by a man dressed in a hat, long sleeved shirt, and cuffed jeans. A rifle lays on a wool blanket on the ground behind the men. A group of people dressed in Native American attire sit in front of a teepee. To the right of the men is a tall wooden pole with feathers at its base and capped with a horned animal skull. The man with with his back to the camera is most likely Jeff Chandler, one of the stars of the movie. He is also seen in the image PH021_sioux_uprising_2.
Three men, one identified as War Eagle, pose on the set of the film The Great Sioux Uprising. In the foreground a man in a cowboy hat sits with his hands folded on his lap. He wears a jacket over a shirt with a collar. On his lap is an unidentified object, possibly a book. Standing beside him is a man dressed in regalia. Three large feathers extend out from his hair. He wears shell necklaces, bone breastplate, and long sleeve buckskin shirt andpants with fringes and beadwork. His hair is contained in two braids with fur hair wraps. In the background is a man with long, dark hair contained in two braids. He wears a necklace, and long sleeved shirt under a vest with beadwork on its surface. In the distance are three tipis, trees, a man dressed in Euro-American clothing, and animal hides that hang from wooden poles. The location of this image has been identified as the set of the movie The Great Sioux Uprising which was released in 1953. Photos online identify the man in the cowboy hat as Jeff Chandler, who was the star of the film.
An outdoor portrait of Lee Drake and costume designer Bernice Ponticelli on the set of The Great Sioux Uprising. Bernice is dressed in a checkered long sleeved shirt, slacks, and tennis shoes. Her left arm is around the shoulder of Lee who wears a hat, suit, and tie. In his left hand he holds a pair of eyeglasses. They stand in front of a horse that is fitted with a saddle, bridle, and reins. Trees are visible in the background. "The Great Sioux Uprising" was a film that was released in 1953.
A man, identified as Lloyd Bacon, and a woman identified as Faith Demorgue pose for the camera on the set of the movie The Great Sioux Uprising. The man wears a hat with band, sunglasses, handkerchief, jacket with fur collar, shirt, trousers, and lace-up shoes. The woman wears loop earrings, scarf, button-up jacket with collar and tie, pleated skirt, and boots. In the background are men, wooden director's chairs, motion picture camera and equipment. In the foreground are cables, a piece of wood, and a tall man with a beard dressed in a top hat, jacket, and trousers. Lloyd Bacon was the director of The Great Sioux Uprising.
A procession of Native American indians on horseback dressed in regalia. A man and his horse in the center of the image have been outlined in white. Written above the outlined man in pencil is "this man and horse only". An arrow was drawn pointing down to this man. The men wear feather headresses, breechcloths, and other assorted regalia. Blankets with abstract patterns are draped over the horses. In the background are trees and an out of focus sign.
