In 1881, Orlando Goff took the very first wet plate of Chief Sitting Bull here in Bismarck, North Dakota. 133 years later, I had to pleasure to take a wet plate image of his Great Grandson Ernie LaPointe. My 8x10 black glass wet plate of Ernie entitled "Eternal Field" has been accepted into the North Dakota Historical Society Archives indefinitely and will be protected and shared for generations to come.
Sitting Bull, 1881, First Ever Photograph of him taken, by Orlando Scott Goff in Bismarck, North Dakota.Chief Sitting Bull shortly after his surrender.
Ernie LaPointe, Great Grandson of Chief Sitting Bull, September 6th, 2014 by Shane Balkowitsch
Ernie LaPointe, Great Grandson of Chief Sitting Bull, September 6th, 2014"Eternal Field", now part of the North Dakota State Historical Society Archives at the Heritage Center in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio was founded on October 4th, 2012 by Shane Balkowitsch.