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Dixon, Joseph K., 1856-1926 Lone Native American on horseback at top of a hill, silhouetted against the sky.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03911.08.08 Author/Creator: Dixon, Joseph K., 1856-1926 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: [1908-1920] Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 19 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

"Waiting for the smoke signal" inscribed in pencil on verso.

Dixon, Joseph K., fl. 1919-1924

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