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Comanche chief prisoners captured by General Custer in 1868
Comanche chief prisoners captured by General Custer in 1868
Object Number 2004.29.5661
Display Title Comanche chief prisoners captured by General Custer in 1868
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Cheyenne? Comanche? x-ref H5680. Group with Parkhorse"; written on back of print: "Cheyennes - Prisoners," Reproduction of print owned by Danforth Museum. According to H5680, these are Comanche Chiefs prisoners, captured by General Custer, 1868. N27806."
Keywords
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Prisoner
Department Photographic
Date 1868
Culture
  • Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms High Plains
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

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