Richard Henry Pratt papers. Indian drawings [microform] 1875-1876.

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Richard Henry Pratt papers. Indian drawings [microform] 1875-1876.

Contains Buffalo Meat's price list and various drawings made by unnamed Indian artists on Indian life in the western United States including Indian horses, warriors, Indian fighting and surrender views, scenes of trip from Fort Sill, Okla. to Fort Marion, Fla. as prisoners, scenes of the Indian prison life at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Fla.

v. : chiefly ill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7388526

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924

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