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Charles M. Russell standing in his Great Falls, Montana studio, facing right. Surrounded by his artwork and props

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Folder 4

Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Comanche Boy at Fort Sill" on verso

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Painted egg with blue dots and red border; figure in blue jeans, tie, and hat, cooking with a pan over a fire; text reads "Easter Greetings". Circular base for decorated Easter egg.

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Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.

Description From the Item:

Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.

Description From the Item:

Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.

Description From the Item:

Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.

Description From the Item:

Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.

Description Two couples dance – each with the other's partner – perhaps, at a social occasion at the fort. The Scout wears his uniform and leather boots while the Cheyenne or Arapaho woman wears a mixture of traditional and reservation clothing and boots. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains Indian Art, Created in Community. Emma I. Hansen, Curator Emerita and Senior Scholar for the Buffalo Bill...

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Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by the Indian Scouts of Fort Reno, bound in the Neal W. Evans ledger book.