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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 20, 2019
Caption: Undisputed Champions Marker, inverse
Additional Description: Captions: (top left) The performances of little 9-year old Gertie LaRance (seated center) alway received a hearty welcome. She accompanied the team of champions to the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition held in Portland.; (top right) The photo of the 1904 Champions pictured on the monument was taken in front of the Model Indian School at the St. Louis World's Fair. Standing left to right: Rose LaRose, Shoshone-Bannack; Flora Lucero, Chippewa; Kate Snell, Assiniboine; Minnie Burton, Lemhi Shoshone; Genevieve Healy, Gros Ventre; Sarah Mitchell, Assiniboine; Seated left to right: Emma Sansaver, Chippewa-Cree; Genie Butch, Assiniboine; Belle Johnson, Piegan; Nettie Wirth, Assiniboine.; (bottom right) Elaborate scarf dances drew praise from those attending the St. Louis World's Fair. First row: Emma Sansaver. Second row: Katie Snell, Rose LaRose, Belle Johnson and Nettie Wirth. Top row: Genevieve Healy, Genie Butch, Minnie Burton, and Sarah Mitchell.; (bottom left) By 1903 the Fort Shaw Basketball team had become accustom to the enthusiastic applause and capacity crowds cheering them to victory. Standing (left to right) Nettlie Wirth, Belle Johnson, Minnie Burton, and Genie Butch. Seated (left to right) Adelia Gebeau, Spokane; Josephine Langley, Piegan; and Emma Sansaver.
Submitted: December 31, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p506396
File Size: 3.516 Megabytes

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