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Three Sioux Warriors with U.S. Cavalry Sabers and a Sharp's Carbine

LIBI_00019_00178; This item is a card-mounted albumen photograph of three Sioux warriors, two seated and one standing. The subjects are holding two United States Cavalry sabers and a Sharp's carbine. The full view photograph is 5 1/4 x 7 1/4" ( 8 x 10" mounted) and was produced circa 1879. The photograph is attributable to David F. Barry. Some foxing is evident on both the front and the verso. On the front, a watermark is positioned on the right side of the photograph. On the verso, a handwritten notation in pencil reads: "These are Sioux warriors such as General Custer fought. They wear no leggings or blankets in a fight. They have only the breach clout fastened about their loins/No. 5." Note: "Pkg 1/Custer Chest" handwritten on verso.; PRINT, PHOTOGRAPHIC [Card photograph]; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00019_00178, D. F. Barry, "Three Sioux Warriors with U.S. Cavalry Sabers and a Sharp's Carbine," circa 1879

National Park Service

Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00019_00178, D F. Barry, "Three Sioux Warriors with U.S. Cavalry Sabers and a Sharp's Carbine," circa 1879

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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-00019
NPS Museum Number Catalog : LIBI_00178

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection

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

1879

01/01/1879 - 12/30/1879

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D. F. Barry 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