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Finch, W. B., fl. 1887 [Albumen photograph of Crow Indian prisoners]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04591 Author/Creator: Finch, W. B., fl. 1887 Place Written: Crow Agency, Montana Type: Photograph Date: 1887 Pagination: 1 albumen print : b&w Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

Shows Crow Indian prisoners after uprising guarded by soldiers with rifles. Includes Crazy Head, Knows his Coos, Jeff Bull, The Bank, Looks with His Ears, Big Hail, Carries His Food, and The Rock. Inscribed "#21" on mount.

Finch, W. B., fl. 1887

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