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Custer Battle looking west into Little Big Horn and Reno's position in the Battle

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Call NumberX-33397CreatorMasters, Joseph G., 1873-1954SummaryView over the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana, shows the bluffs of Major Marcus A. Reno's position with the right wing of the 7th Cavalry, site of the fight against Native American Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, and a gravestone inscribed: "Lieut. Benj. H. Hodgson, 7 U. S. Cav. Fell Here June 25, 1876."Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate : black and white ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCheyenne Indians--History--MontanaDakota Indians--History--MontanaIndians of North America--History--MontanaLittle Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.)Battlefields--MontanaSepulchral slabs--MontanaHodgson, Benjamin H.--TombReno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.--Homes and hauntsUnited States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710033397Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH231. Joseph G. Masters papersNotesCondition: Print shows staining. Formerly MSTR934. Removed from Joseph G. Masters manuscript collection (C MSS WH231 M38-887). Title hand-written on back of print. R7100333975DonorJ. G. Masters

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