M0008524: Hanging of 38 Sioux men, 1862

Previous title, replaced September 2020: Hanging of 38 Sioux Indians, 1862

Reproduction of an artistic depiction of the hanging of 38 Sioux men at Mamkato, Minnesota on 26 December 1862, in the aftermath of the Dakota War (also known as the Sioux Uprising)

03 February 1942

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: WA/HSW/PH/D.6

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.