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Individual in a Decorated Quill Work Vest in Front of a Crowd

LIBI_00268_07961; A 6 5/8" x 4 1/2" image mounted on a 10" x 7 3/4" card. The photograph depicts an individual dressed in a quill work vest and leggings with a roach headdress. The quill work on the back of the vest depicts a mounted warrior under two stars. In the background is a brush arbor with a number of people seated beneath it. The image was taken on the Crow Reservation in Montana. A hand written note on the bottom of the margin reads: "Sioux Jacket". The image is in good condition. It was taken by Fred E. Miller, circa 1898. (The photographer was identified by Toddy Munson on 8/5/1996, note made by K.B.D); photograph; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00268_07961, Fred E. Miller, "Individual in a Decorated Quill Work Vest in Front of a Crowd," circa 1898.

National Park Service

Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00268_07961, Fred E Miller, "Individual in a Decorated Quill Work Vest in Front of a Crowd," circa 1898.

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Code: LIBI

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Big Horn County, Montana
Latitude: 45.5651016235352, Longitude: -107.429000854492

NPS Museum Accession Number : LIBI-00268
NPS Museum Number Catalog : LIBI_07961

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection

Title: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection
URL: https://www.nps.gov/libi

circa 1898

01/01/1898 - 12/30/1898

Fred E. Miller Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Organization: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Position: Research Requests
Address: PO Box 39, Crow Agency, MT, USA, 59033, (406) 638-2621
Email: libi_librarian@nps.gov

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument