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Bear's Paw Battlefield of Chief Joseph, - who had dug trenches along the creek bed to protect his Indian warriors

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Call NumberX-33410CreatorMasters, Joseph G., 1873-1954SummaryView of the rolling plains, ravines, and bluffs where the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain took place in Montana, October 1877, shows three monuments on a distant hill. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit, before he was forced to surrender here.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectJoseph (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904--Homes and hauntsIndians of North America--History--MontanaNez Percé Indians--History--MontanaBear Paw Mountains (Mont.)Battlefields--MontanaGeographic AreaMontanaCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710033410Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH231. Joseph G. Masters papersNotesFormerly MSTR852. Removed from Joseph G. Masters manuscript collection (C MSS WH231 M38-887). Title hand-written on back of print. R7100334109DonorJ. G. Masters

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