Grabill Collection

BUCKING BRONCO, c1888. Ned Coy, a cowboy from South Dakota riding his bucking horse named Boy Dick. Photograph by John C.H. Grabill, c1888

SIOUX ENCAMPMENT, 1891. Group of Minionjou Sioux Native Americans in a tipi camp, probably on or near the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Photographed in 1891 by John C. H. Grabill

Sioux Group, 1880s. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Sioux Group, 1880s

Gold Fever Prospectors going to the new Gold Field, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Gold Fever Prospectors going to the new Gold Field, 1889. Five men (some holding pick axes) standing next to a wagon pulled by oxen

Indian Warriors Mr Bear-that-Runs-and-Growls, Mr Warrior, Mr One-Tooth-Gone, Mr Sole... 1890. Creator: John C. H
Indian Warriors. Mr. Bear-that-Runs-and-Growls, Mr. Warrior, Mr. One-Tooth-Gone, Mr. Sole (bottom of foot), Mr. Make-it-Long []

Roping gray wolf, Cowboys take in a gray wolf on "Round up, " in Wyoming, 1887. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Roping gray wolf, Cowboys take in a gray wolf on "Round up, " in Wyoming, 1887. Five cowboys on horses roping a wolf

Western Ranch House, c1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Western Ranch House, c1888. Farm equipment, horses, wagons, dogs and people posed in front of western ranch houses

Montana Mine, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Montana Mine, 1889. Eight men, holding pick axes and shovels, standing in front of entrance to mine

Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Distant view of mine entrance; four men posed on or near three mining cars on tracks

Devil's Tower Devil's Tower or Bear Lodge (Mato [ie Mateo] Tepee of the... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill)
Devil's Tower. Devil's Tower or Bear Lodge. (Mato [i.e. Mateo] Tepee of the Indians), as seen from the east side. Located near the Belle Fourche river, in Wyoming []

Branding calves on roundup, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Branding calves on roundup, 1888. Cowboys branding a calf in fenced area

Round-up scenes on Belle Fouche [sic] in 1887, 1887. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Round-up scenes on Belle Fouche [sic] in 1887, 1887. Cowboys and cattle on range

Bucking Bronco Ned Coy, a famous Dakota cowboy, starts out for the cattle round-u... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Bucking Bronco. Ned Coy, a famous Dakota cowboy, starts out for the cattle round-up with his pet "Boy Dick." []. Cowboy on a bucking horse

Deadwood's pride The elegant City Hall, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Deadwood's pride The elegant City Hall, 1890. Corner three-story building with tower

Lake Harney Peaks, near Custer City, SD, on B & M Ry, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Lake Harney Peaks, near Custer City, SD, on B & M Ry, 1891. Close view of peaks; hikers sitting and standing on ridges

Calamnity [ie Calamity] Peak Near Custer City on B & M R'y Title of Peak from the most noted...1891
Calamnity [i.e. Calamity] Peak. Near Custer City on B. & M. R'y. Title of Peak from the most noted character in Black Hills []. Center view of Calamity Peak

In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Black cloud from explosive blast on side of mountain

Devil's Tower From West side showing millions of tons of fallen rock Tower 800... 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Devil's Tower From West side showing millions of tons of fallen rock Tower 800... 1890

Hunting Deer A deer hunt near Deadwood in winter 87 and 88 Two miners McMillan and... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Hunting Deer. A deer hunt near Deadwood in winter 87 and 88. Two miners McMillan and Hubbard got their game []. Two hunters around camp fire; one cooking

Hose team The champion Chinese Hose Team of America, who won the great Hub-and-Hub... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Hose team. The champion Chinese Hose Team of America, who won the great Hub-and-Hub race at Deadwood, Dak. July 4th, 1888 []. Twelve member team of Chinese "hose" runners posed in uniform

Cowboys, roping a buffalo on the plains, between 1887 and 1892. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Cowboys, roping a buffalo on the plains, between 1887 and 1892. Three cowboys on horses roping a buffalo

Celebrating Deadwood people celebrating the building of the largest reduction works of... 1888. Creator: John C. H
Celebrating. Deadwood people celebrating the building of the largest reduction works of the kind (for gold and silver ores) in the world []

The Columbian Parade Oct 20th, 1892 Forming of parade on lake front 100, 000 people... 1892. Creator: John C. H
The Columbian Parade Oct 20th, 1892 Forming of parade on lake front 100, 000 people in sight Section No 1, 1892. Spectators lined up along street; buildings and street lights decorated with flags

Deadwood and Delaware Smelter at Deadwood, SDak, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Deadwood and Delaware Smelter at Deadwood, SDak, 1890. Smelter industry buildings and equipment; a few men posed in front of buildings

US School for Indians at Pine Ridge, SD, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
US School for Indians at Pine Ridge, SD, 1891. Small Oglala tipi camp in front of large government school buildings in open field

Happy Hours in Camp G and B&M Engineers Corps and Visitors, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Happy Hours in Camp G and B&M Engineers Corps and Visitors, 1889. Small group of men and women and two deer in front of a tent. Some of the men are playing musical instruments

Deadwood, [SD] from Mrs Livingston's Hill, between 1887 and 1892. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Deadwood, [SD] from Mrs Livingston's Hill, between 1887 and 1892. Small city surrounded by hills

The last Deadwood Coach Last trip of the famous Deadwood Coach, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
The last Deadwood Coach Last trip of the famous Deadwood Coach, 1890. Side view of horse-drawn stagecoach loaded with passengers

The fighting 7th officers, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
The fighting 7th officers, 1891. Twenty two uniformed military men, standing and sitting in camp chairs. Some of the men are wearing winter coats

The Deadwood Coach, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
The Deadwood Coach, 1889. Side view of a stagecoach; formally dressed men sitting in and on top of coach

We have it rich Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb... 1889. Creator: John C. H
We have it rich. Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak. Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work []. Showing three men, with a dog, panning for gold in a stream. Title transcribed from item

Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891 Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Showing Little, Oglala band leader, three-quarter length studio portrait, seated

The Cow Boy, c1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
The Cow Boy, c1888. Showing side view of a cowboy on a horse, looking towards the camera

Grand Canyon Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Grand Canyon Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Section of train track next to the side of a mountain

Phantom Ridge, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Phantom Ridge, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Showing horse-drawn coach making its way down a dry riverbed, surrounded by steep ridges and rock formations

A young Oglala girl sitting in front of a tipi, with a puppy.... Pine Ridge Reservation, 1891. Creator: John C. H
A young Oglala girl sitting in front of a tipi, with a puppy beside her, probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation, 1891

Colorado, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Colorado, 1888. Showing three buildings with signs reading: Grabill's Mining Exchange, Photographs, and El Paso Livery; river and houses in middle-ground; mountains in background

Tallyho Coaching Sioux City party Coaching at the Great Hot Springs of Dakota, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Tallyho Coaching Sioux City party Coaching at the Great Hot Springs of Dakota, 1889. Showing a horse-drawn stagecoach carrying several well-dressed women, children, and men

Horse Shoe Curve On B[urlington] and M[issouri River] R'y Buckhorn Mountains, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Horse Shoe Curve On B[urlington] and M[issouri River] R'y Buckhorn Mountains in background, 1891. Showing a bird's-eye view of a train on tracks, just beyond a marked curve

Gen Miles and staff viewing the largest hostile Indian Camp in the US, near Pine... c1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Gen Miles and staff viewing the largest hostile Indian Camp in the US, near Pine Ridge,s Dak, Jan 16, 1891, c1891. Seven military men on horseback viewing a Lakota camp from a distant hillside

Copr Paul Wernert [ie Weinert] and gunners of Battery "E" 1st Artillery [] /, 1891, c1891. Creator: John C
Copr Paul Wernert [ie Weinert] and gunners of Battery "E" 1st Artillery [] /, 1891, c1891. Seven Lakota scouts and four uniformed Euro-Americans posed behind an artillery piece or Hotchkiss

The Frog's Head Rock On old Deadwood stage road, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
The Frog's Head Rock On old Deadwood stage road, 1890. Rock formation resembling a frog's head

Altitude Part of Deadwood as seen from big flume, showing steps, stairways... between 1887 and 92. Creator: John C. H
Altitude Part of Deadwood as seen from big flume, showing steps, stairways, and roads from store to residence, between 1887 and 1892

Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Saw mill with smoke stack; piles of lumber; wooded hill in background

Red Cloud and American Horse The two most noted chiefs now living, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Red Cloud and American Horse The two most noted chiefs now living, 1891. Two Oglala chiefs, American Horse (wearing western clothing and gun-in-holster) and Red Cloud (wearing headdress)

Gold Dust Placer mining at Rockerville, Dak Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work, 1889. Creator: John C. H
Gold Dust Placer mining at Rockerville, Dak Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work, 1889. Three men placer mining with shovels, picks and pan

Engineers Corps camp and visitors, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Engineers Corps camp and visitors, 1889. Row of fifteen people and two deer in front of a tent. Some of the men are holding measuring poles and or standing next to surveyors transits on tripods

Chief Rocky Bear's home, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Chief Rocky Bear's home, 1891. Rocky Bear, Oglala chief, standing to the left of a Euro-American man on horseback; three tipis in the background--probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation

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"Capturing the Essence of History: John C. H. Grabill's Glimpses into the Wild West" Step back in time to Sioux encampments, where Miniconjou Sioux Native Americans resided in their tipis on or near South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation. In 1891, photographer John C. H. Grabill immortalized this scene, offering a rare glimpse into their way of life. In another captivating photograph from c1888, we witness Ned Coy, a fearless cowboy from South Dakota, skillfully taming his bucking bronco named Boy Dick. This snapshot showcases the daring spirit and resilience that defined these cowboys. Traveling further west to Wyoming, Grabill captures the majestic Devil's Tower rising against the sky in Hullett. The sheer grandeur of this natural wonder is beautifully preserved through his lens. Continuing our journey through time and space with Grabill as our guide, we encounter an American cowboy astride his trusty steed—a powerful representation of the frontier spirit that shaped America during this era. It also documents Corporal Paul Weinert alongside artillerymen and scouts in 1891—an image that pays homage to those who served bravely during challenging times. Cheyenne chiefs Standing Elk and Running Hog take center stage in another striking portrait by Grabill from 1887. Their traditional headdresses symbolize both cultural pride and resistance against adversity. Shifting gears slightly towards youth culture amidst Western expansion, three Lakota Sioux teenage boys donning western attire sit beneath a tree—bridging two worlds with their unique sense of style. Pine Ridge Reservation comes alive before our eyes as Lakota Sioux chiefs stand proudly alongside white U. S officials such as Buffalo Bill Cody himself. This historic gathering signifies both collaboration and tension between cultures at a pivotal moment in history. Buffalo Bill Cody returns once more as he surveys a hostile Indian camp—an iconic figure whose Wild West shows brought the frontier to life for audiences worldwide.