"The Young Bears Of Meskwaki" clearing in the fixer of the historic wet plate collodion process

"The Young Bears Of Meskwaki" with Dennis Allen Young Bear "Bear Skin", Harrison Martin Young Bear "Young Bear", Okoye Xavier Young Bear "Friend" and Misty Blue Young Bear "Bayokia". They flew in from Nevada and drove in from Iowa to participate in my series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective". This original glass and silver plate is earmarked for the Iowa Historical Society where they tribe resides.
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 7 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, Plate #4361, taken on 8-19-2022.

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