Rinehart, Photographer
Frank A. Rinehart was the official photographer of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress held in Omaha. He took over 1600 official photographs at the Exposition, including many of the Native Americans attending the Indian Congress. His exhibit of “Indian pictures” for the Paris Exposition in 1900 was awarded a Gold Medal.
Source: Jeffrey Spencer summary, Douglas County Historical Society
Frank Albert Rinehart (1861–1928) was an American born German American artist famous for his photography capturing Native American personalities and scenes, especially portrait settings of leaders and members of the delegations who attended the 1898 Indian Congress in Omaha. [Wikipedia]
F. A. Rinehart 1898 Photographs at the Omaha Public Library of the TransMississippi & International Exposition
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