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Stretcher with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes

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Call NumberX-31750CreatorMorrow, Stanley J.Date1876SummaryView a two-horse litter with a wounded soldier, possibly First Lieutenant Adolphus H. Von Luettwitz, and an attendant along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and tree boughs serve as a head rest and provide shade for his head.Physical Description1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--19th centuryIndians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--19th centurySlim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--19th centuryDakota Territory--19th centuryLitters--Dakota Territory--19th centuryWar casualties--Dakota Territory--19th centuryCrook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031750Type of MaterialFilm negativesStereographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionViews of General Crook's Expedition and the Black Hills.NotesCondition: Prints are worn and soiled. Formerly F13177. Title, "No. 18," photographer and Crook's series index printed on label on back of stereo card; photographer, series and "copyright applied for." printed on front borders; hand-written on back: "Lt. Von Lubiwitz (?) of 3d Cav."; R7100317505

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