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Trading with Indians
Native American Indians trading goods on the platform of a train station for a bottle of liquor from a gentlman in a straw boater, U.S.A. Date: early 1930s
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Boater Bottle Coach Goods Indians Liquor Platform Prohibition Pullman Straw Trading
EDITORS COMMENTS
This evocative photograph captures the scene of a Native American trading session on the platform of an American train station during the early 1930s. The image presents a stark contrast of cultures as Native Americans, dressed in traditional red clothing and adorned with intricate beadwork, engage in a trade with a well-dressed gentleman wearing a straw boater and carrying a brown bottle. The train, identified by the "Pullman" logo on the side, looms in the background, symbolizing the encroachment of modernity and the industrial age on indigenous communities. The era of Prohibition, which began in 1919 and lasted until 1933, is reflected in the gentleman's clandestine exchange of a bottle of liquor for goods. The Native Americans, who had long relied on trading as a means of survival, continued to barter their wares despite the challenges posed by the changing economic landscape. The photograph offers a glimpse into a bygone era, revealing the resilience and adaptability of Native American communities in the face of external pressures. The image also underscores the complex and multifaceted nature of trade relationships, which transcended cultural and geographical boundaries.
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