[Little Bighorn]. A group of 3 photographs of George Custer, his scout Curley, and Sitting Bull.

3 photographs, including:

CDV on cardstock mount of George A. Custer with imprint of Cross, Niobrara, Nebraska. Titled in negative, "Gen. George A. Custer, massacred June 25th." Toning and soiling to print and mount. Edge and corner wear to mount, including loss at lower left. -- Cabinet photograph on cardstock mount of Curley with imprint of D.F. Barry, Bismarck and Standing Rock, D.T. on verso. Mount with printed, applied paper label that reads, "Curley, General Custer's Scout and only survivor of the Horrible Massacre of 1876." Light soiling and edge and corner wear to mount. -- Cabinet photograph on cardstock mount of Sitting Bull wearing a hat with a monarch butterfly pinned to the front, inscribed in the negative, "Sitting Bull." With imprint of A. Gibbon, Parkston, S. Dakota. The original likeness was taken in 1883, and is often attributed to R.L. Kelly of Pierre, SD. Soiling to print and mount. Edge and corner wear to mount including loss to top right corner of print and mount, slight loss to lower left corner of mount.

Together, 3 photographs.

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[Little Bighorn]. A group of 3 photographs of George Custer, his scout Curley, and Sitting Bull.

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