Cross, W.R. (1839-1907). A group of 4 stereoviews including Sitting Bull and his wife Travoriet at Fort Randall.

4 stereoviews on cardstock mounts, each with credit to W.R. Cross, Niobrara, Nebraska, and printed information on verso. Some scenes are titled in the negative. Conditions overall very good, with minor soiling, light edge and corner wear to mounts.

Scenes include: "Sitting Bull and his Trovoriet, Squaw." This photograph was taken while Sitting Bull was held as a prisoner of war at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, ca 1881-1883. -- "Sitting Bull's Camp, Summer view, Prisoners of War. Fort Randall, DT." -- Untitled exterior and interior views of unidentified residences, almost certainly in the Dakota Territory.

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Cross, W.R. (1839-1907). A group of 4 stereoviews including Sitting Bull and his wife Travoriet at Fort Randall.

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