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Men dressed for the part acting out, for fun, an Indian "pow-wow" for beef. Beeves levied by the Indian tribes through whose land trail herds were driven was one of the problems of the trail bosses. The raised right hand is the universal sign for peace. B

Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947)

Object Details

  • Date

    1927

  • Object Type

    Negatives and Transparencies

  • Medium

    Gelatin dry plate negative

  • Dimensions

    5 x 7 in.

  • Inscriptions

    [None]

  • Collection Name

    Erwin E. Smith LC Collection

  • Credit Line

    Erwin E. Smith Collection of the Library of Congress on Deposit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    LC.S6.127

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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