Buffalo-hunting on the plains by officers of the United States Army
Creator
Davis, Theodore Russell, 1840-1894
Date
1867 July 6
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.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 57 x 41 cm. (22 1/2 x 16 in.)
Subject
Bison hunting--19th century; Eating & drinking--19th century; Horseback riding--19th century; Military officers--American--19th century; Cooper, Wyckliffe; Morrow, Albert P.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711004057; Harper's weekly.
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
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