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[Watercolor of Indian family standing in front of a teepee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05067.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Painting Date: 1849 Pagination: 1 painting ; 9 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Appears to be trimmed down. Associated with two 1849 issues of "The Chugg Water Journal" from Fort Laramie (see GLC05067.01 and GLC0567.02).

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