A sepia-toned portrait of an Indigenous man wearing a hide jacket with decorative stitching.

Curley, Crow Scout for General Custer

Unknown

Date

ca. 1880
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Collodion or gelatin silver print
Object Format

Cabinet card
Dimensions

Image: 5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.
Mount: 6 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l. to u.r. in ink: "Curley"--Crow Scout. \ for Gen. Custer
l.l. in negative: Curley. Crow Scout
l.r. in negative: 83
Mount, Recto:
l.l. to l.r. in ink: Claims to be only survivor of \ Custer's last fight, June 25, 1876. \ (over)
Mount, Verso:
u.l. to l.r. in ink: "Curley", Crow scout with \ Custer's command. [x for period] Claims to be only survivor of the \ Custer massacre, alleging \ that he disguised himself \ in a Sioux blanket and \ slipped away from the battle= \ field during the last moments \ of the fight. [x for period] His story is dis= \ credited by historians and the Sioux who took part in \ the fight, although "Curley" \ yet sticks to his story. in graphite: [dash] O [dash] \ This picture of "Curley" was taken \ many years ago when a young man. \ He is now 58 years of age.
l.c. [stamp]: This Photograph from \ Historical Collection of \ E.A. Brininstool \ Los Angeles, Cal.
Collection Name

Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.138
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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