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American Bison

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Description: A close-up of a buffalo standing alone on the prairie.
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Dead Bison on Plains

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Description: View of hunters' horses and dead bison on a plain.
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Bison Surrounding Dead Indian Warrior

Date: 1902
Description: Painting of a group of bison surrounding a prostrate dead Indian warrior with arrows protruding from his chest and half buried in the snow.
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Buffalo Hunting

Date: 1907
Description: Depiction of Native Americans buffalo hunting in North Dakota on horseback. A copy of a painting, possibly from 1907. Caption reads: "Buffalo Hunting in th...
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A "Hog-Tied" Buffalo

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Description: Many ranch hands posing in, and in front of, a barn, with a buffalo tied up on the ground. A woman and many children the second floor of the barn are looki...
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Hog-Tying a Buffalo

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Description: Ranch hands in the process of hog-tying a buffalo. Men, women, and children watch from inside the barn on the first and second floors and from the roof. A ...
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Buffalo Hides

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Description: A view of several men working with a large pile of buffalo hides. One man is sitting atop a pile of hides in the right foreground.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: Rodeo producer, Verne Elliott (1890-1962) rides a bucking buffalo at a "Frontier Days" rodeo. In the background are observers on horseback.
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"Indian Buffalo Hunt"

Date: 1907
Description: View of the statue, "Indian Buffalo Hunt," by Henry Bush-Brown. The sculpture was exhibited at the Jamestown Exposition.

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