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Sketches in the far west

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Call NumberZ-4069Date1870-1880SummaryViews from an artist's travels on the plains, near probably Fort Dodge (Ford County), Kansas, show buffalo in pursuit of hunters, horses tied to a tree at a military camp, drunk men on horseback, and a shoot out between two miners.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving, image and text ; 41 x 29 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectFord County (Kan.)--19th centuryBuffalo hunting--Kansas--Ford County--19th centuryGunfights--Kansas--Ford County--19th centuryHorses--Kansas--Ford County--19th centuryIntoxication--Kansas--Ford County--19th centuryMiners--Kansas--Ford County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711004069Type of MaterialIllustrationsFilm negativesTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesArticle printed on tear sheet describes events depicted. Formerly F48703; Tear sheet consists of page 285, removed from Harper's weekly. Title printed on tear sheet. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110040697Languageeng

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