Native American Indians greet Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France during his visit in the United States. Scenes from the Crow Agency, Montana on the Crow Reservation: Officers gather outside a railroad train at a station. Native American tribesmen arrive in their traditional regalia. They wear Native American Indian head dresses. They present gifts of native American Indian regalia to Marshal Foch, and they pose for cameras. They are seen dancing on the street of a small town area. Foch joins in trying the native dancing.
French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Commanding General of the Allied forces, welcomed by Native American Indian Crow tribe members, as he arrives by railroad train during a visit in the United States soon after the end of World War I. Other United States officials are present at the event, held at Crow Agency, Montana on the Crow Reservation. Native Americans give gifts to Marshal Foch and perform a traditional dance to welcome Marshal Foch. Marshal Foch and other officials walk alongside the Indians, keeping time, rhythmically, with the steps of the Native American Indian men.
Group of French and American military men, along with a few civilians, at railway station in Montana. Several stand in the doorway of the railroad cars. Military decorations are seen on some of their uniforms. French General Ferdinand Foch stands near a grove of trees with his French and American entourage. Two women school teachers bring a group of children by to see and greet the General. Two Crow tribe Native American Indians greet the General and make gifts of their feather headdress and other regalia items. A group of Crow Indians is assembled to welcome the General. Crow Indian Chief Plenty Coups poses for a photograph next to General Foch. A Crow Indian woman shows her baby in a papoose on her back. General Foch and his party re-board their train and proceed on their way, again. A view of the railway track. Snow on the ground.
A snow covered farm at Crow Native American Indian Reservation in Montana. An Indian couple, with two children and a dog, climb aboard their horse driven wagon. Crow Indians digging a deep pit. Their shovels can be seen as they throw dirt out of the hole. Houses, tepee and trees in background. Indians use tractors to plow a path in the snow. View of snow covered fields. An Indian woman holds her baby up next to a tree bearing a sign reading: " Agency Office" and pointing toward a building. indian man poses with his fur hat. Indian woman using sticks to close tepee flap. Crow man transports wooden poles and tent materials on his horse drawn wagon. He unloads the tent cloths near another Indian who wears a tall hat and a fur coat.
A snow covered farm at Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. Crow Native American Indian poses wearing eyeglasses. He puts on his western "10-gallon hat". Man and woman ride horse-drawn wagon carrying tent poles and material. Indian women lash poles together to form framework for tepee. Indian man poses hatless. View of buildings on snow covered grounds. Indian women raising tepees, as men watch. A railroad train speeds by near road at edge of the reservation. Another man poses in a rough fur coat worn fur side in. A railroad car sits on siding behind him. Snow is falling.
A snow covered farm at the Native American Indian Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. A cowboy wearing boots, a ten gallon hat, and a gunbelt with revolver leans against a fence, as Crow Indian men butcher a steer in the snow nearby. Young Indian boys stand on a fence to watch. An Indian man shows his revolver and fires it for the photographer. A man throws a steer to the ground and the cowboy gives him rope to tie its legs, as other steers run away. Men on horseback, ride through the snow. Uniform gravestones lined up in a snow-covered military cemetery marking the site of "Custer's last stand" at Little Big Horn, Crow Agency, Montana. Indians ride through snow in wagon drawn by pair of horses, A horse and four dogs accompany them on foot. The wagon displays an American flag.