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Bloody Knife, General George Armstrong Custer, Private John Noonan and Colonel William Ludlow with a Bear Killed While Hunting During the Black Hills Expedition

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LIBI_00019_00488; This item is an original albumen photograph of a hunting party and large bear killed on the Black Hills Expedition. The photograph is 6 1/2 x 9 1/8" (8 x 9 1/2" mounted) and was produced in circa 1874 by William H. Illingworth of St. Paul, Minnesota. On the front, a handwritten notation reads, "Gen'l Custer in [illegible word] with his first grizzly [illegible words]." On the verso, a handwritten notation in pencil reads, "Col. Ludlow/Private Noonan/Bloody Knife - Indian Scout" and is signed by Elizabeth B. Custer. General George A. Custer is seated between Bloody Knife and Private Noonan, directly behind the bear. A letter recounting the killing of the bear is reprinted in Mrs. Custer's book, "Boots and Saddles," page 304.; Print, Photographic [Mounted on Card]; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00019_00488, W. H. Illingworth, "Bloody Knife, General George Armstrong Custer, Private John Noonan and Colonel William Ludlow with a Bear

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little bighorn battlefield national monument big horn county montana w h illingworth little bighorn battlefield national monument general george armstrong custer private john noonan colonel william ludlow black hills expedition bloody knife private noonan bear custer illegible word libi 00019 00488 illingworth notation gen l custer national parks gallery ultra high resolution high resolution national monuments early photography paintings
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1874
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little bighorn battlefield national monument big horn county montana w h illingworth little bighorn battlefield national monument general george armstrong custer private john noonan colonel william ludlow black hills expedition bloody knife private noonan bear custer illegible word libi 00019 00488 illingworth notation gen l custer national parks gallery ultra high resolution high resolution national monuments early photography paintings