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Identifier

FLSC_TJPC_01272019_1228

Publication Date

9-27-1909

Description

This black and white photographic postcard features a reenactment of men fighting. Indigenous men are in the background on horses and the man on the left is shooting a gun. The men in the foreground are pointing guns at the men in the background. A woman and two children are on the ground. A man is on the ground behind a horse laying on the ground. A wagon is on the left side of the image. Written text is on the left side of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card. Part of the "Perils of the Plains" set which are actual photos of a staged 1905 event for the NEA (National Editorial Association). The event took place on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch near Bliss, Oklahoma.

Physical Description

4"x 5" photographic postcard

Subject

Indigenous people, Frontier & pioneer life, War bonnets, Clothing & dress, Activities, Correspondence, Dodge Center (Minn.), Tipton (Ind.)

Rights

This item is in the public domain

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

Transcription

Perils of the Plains-1852 . Copyright 1909 by Martin Post Card Co. Tipton, Ia. Sept 27 - 09. Hello Raymond. How is Ruth and Mary and Wara getting a long Tell them Hello from me tell mama I will send her a letter tomorrow. Yours. Papa Raymond . Hendrickson Dodge . Center . Minn

Postcard: Perils of the Plains - 1852

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