Crook's Campaign- Our Dinner

Title

Crook's Campaign- Our Dinner

Abstract

Date

September 1876

Transcription

Recto: "Crooks Campaign // Our Dinner."
Verso: "An Elk Buck having been during the heat of the day in the cool pine forests of the Big Horn at sundown descends to the valley to water & to graze. The experienced hunter has selected a good spot, to wait for his game. A few more steps & his deadly bullet has pierced the heart of the noble animal. Tomorrow we shall have fresh meat for dinner!"

Condition

Torn lower edge; torn center; vertical fold.

Place

Montana

Medium

graphite on ruled paper

Dimensions

5.75 x 3.75 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1870-1880

Coordinates

46.8796822, -110.3625658

Source

Original drawing location: IW-AHVL-MT-9-76-4 (Box 14).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5026

Ref. Number

(Becker)IW-AHVL-MT-9-76-4

Collection

Indian Wars

Citation

Von Luettwitz, Adolphus H., “Crook's Campaign- Our Dinner,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2275.