Buffalo-hunting on the plains by officers of the United States Army
Creator(s)
Davis, Theodore Russell, 1840-1894.
Summary
United States Army officers on horseback hunt buffalo on the plains. Soldiers in uniform take tongues from dead animals and drink a toast at a dinner table in a tent under United States flags. Includes portraits of Major Albert P. Morrow and Colonel Wyckliffe Cooper.
Date
1867 July 6
Notes
Tear sheet consists of pages 424-425, removed from Harper's weekly.; Title, attribution and "[see page 426]" printed on tear sheet.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 print : wood engraving ; 53 x 37 cm. (21 x 14 1/2 in.).; R7110040574
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 57 x 41 cm. (22 1/2 x 16 in.)
Subject
Bison hunting--1860-1870.; Eating & drinking--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Military officers--American--1860-1870.; Cooper, Wyckliffe.; Morrow, Albert P.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
