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William Bull was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin in December 1878. By 1910 Bull had married Llillian Lillibridge and the couple had three sons and were operating photographic studios in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. Between 1910-1930 Bull was employed by Brown's Photo Craft Studio and by Buckbee Mears Company. Around 1915, Bull was hired by the Great Northern Railway company to create promotional materials for the newly established Glacier National Park in Montana. Bull continued working until his death in 1942.
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Unknown source, circa 1935.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known) William Bull collotypes of Blackfeet Chiefs, image #, NMAI.AC.404. National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Processed by Rachel Menyuk, Processing Archivist, 2020.
This collection includes 12 colored photomechanical prints of Blackfeet Chiefs originally shot by William Bull around 1915. The original photographs were reproduced as collotypes (Albertypes) by the Albertype Company and used as promotional materials for the newly created Glacier National Park and Glacier Park Hotel in Montana. The images include portraits of Chief Two Guns White Calf, Chief Curly Bear, Chief Eagle Calf, Chief Many Tail Feathers, Chief Big Spring, Chief White Dog, Chief Eagle Ribs, Chief Bird Rattler, Chief Lazy Boy, Chief Bull Calf, Chief Eagle Child and Chief Wades-in-the-Water.
Catalog numbers P11489-P11500.
Chief Two Guns White Calf
Profile portrait of Chief John Two Guns White Calf (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Curly Bear
Portrait of Chief Curly Bear (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Eagle Calf
Full profile portrait of Chief Eagle Calf (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Many Tail Feathers
Portrait of Chief Many Tail Feathers (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Big Spring
Portrait of Chief Big Spring (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief White Dog
Portrait of Chief White Dog (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Eagle Ribs
Portrait of Chief Eagle Ribs (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Bird Rattler
Portrait of Chief Bird Rattler (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Lazy Boy
Portrait of Chief Lazy Boy (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Bull Calf
Portrait of Chief Bull Calf (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Eagle Child
Portrait of Chief Eagle Child (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Chief Wades-in-the-Water
Portrait of Chief Wades in the Water (Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation]). Part of a series of twelve hand colored collotypes (Albertypes) made in Glacier National Park, Montana.