Monte Yellow Bird, Sr. "Black Pinto Horse", Arikara Hidatsa, in the wet plate collodion process. Plate #11 for the series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective" for the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Monte is a celebrated artist. In 2012 he did this ledger art depicting a 19th century photographer taking a couples plate, it is called "Watch the Birdie". I now have a print in my studio.
 

Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, 11 second exposure.
 

Monte Yellow Bird "Black Pinto Horse" in Wet PlateMonte Yellow Bird "Black Pinto Horse"
 

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Corporal Harold Bach, World War II Veteran, 791st Quartermasters Trucking Company, he is 96 years old and is the last living survivor of his company of 100 soldiers. The glass plate is being accepted by the Historical Society of North Dakota into their permanent archive. A copy of Harold's memoirs "Memories of the Depression, World War II, and Happier Years" will also accompany the plate. 8x10" black glass ambrotype in the wet plate collodion process. Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, 12 second exposure. It is an honor to capture this portrait for his family.
 

We must all realize that we are losing 550 World War II veterans a day and we must thank them and cherish them while they are still with us. 
 

Corporal Harold Bach in Wet PlateHarold Bach, World War II
 

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My series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective" for the Historical Society of North Dakota is well on its way.  The goal is to capture 50 large black glass ambrotypes of different tribal members from all over the state.  Yesterday I had the honor of having Dave Archambault II the Tribal Chairman for the Standing Rock Sioux and his friend Frank White Bull, a fabulous local photographer.  We only had an hour together in studio but in that time we were able to capture two wet plates for the Heritage Center.   
 

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Dave Archambault II in Wet Plate CollodionDave Archambault II Frank White Bull in Wet Plate Plate CollodionFrank White Bull
 

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