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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2016/1/6
Former Reference	D2016/A/PZ 6
Title	Negative of 'The Conspiracy of Pontiac' mural by Gari Melchers in Detroit City Library, showing Pontiac and other chiefs presenting a wampum belt to Major Gladwin, commander of Fort Detroit in 1763
Date	[c1970s]
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Major General Henry Gladwin (c1730-1791) of Wingerworth, British army officer
Administrative History	Julius Garbaldi, known as Gari, Melchers (1860-1932) was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and died in Stafford County, Virginia. A wampum is a traditional shell bead of several Native American tribes.
Administrative History Sources	Detroit Public Library Digital Collections catalogue, https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A145409, 27/12/2021. Wikipedia 'Julius Garbaldi Melchers' and 'Wampum', 27/12/2021.
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Format	Photographic
Term	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Indigenous populations
	Amerindians
Archivist Note	Title amended to remove offensive language and include the title of the original artwork as per the Detroit Historical Society website, https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/Archive/49AB2A4B-9545-419C-AB9B-233416356351, 27 December 2021, BS.