Description This courtship drawing shows a meeting of a finely-dressed couple. The woman wears a blue wool elk tooth dress with a shawl wrapped around her waist, a hair pipe choker and hair ornament, a German silver concho belt with a drop, and traditional beaded moccasins with attached leggings. The man is wrapped in a blanket with a beaded strip and wears painted and fringed leggings, beaded moccasins, and a red wool breechcloth. His hair ornament consists of a roach, eagle feather, and German silver...

Description While his horse stands by, Big Horse – wearing an otter skin turban, German silver hair plates, painted and beaded and painted hide leggings and wrapped in a red and blue blanket with a beaded or quillwork strip – courts a woman. The woman is beautifully attired in an elk tooth dress, concho belt with a drop, a printed cloth shawl, and yellow painted moccasins with attached leggings. The yellow and green pigments on the moccasins and leggings were used extensively in the Southern Plains....

Description Red Eagle depicts a courtship scene with both parties on horseback. The woman, in an elk tooth dress, rides a horse with a high cantle saddle, beaded saddle bags, and a martingale. The man in a cloth shirt, hair pipe breastplate, and painted hide leggings rides his paint horse carrying an eagle feather fan and bow case and quiver. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains Indian Art, Created...

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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.

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

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

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Typed letter from Charles M. Russell to 'H. J. Justin and Sons' dated 28 December 1921 compliments the company on their boots. Top recto: 'from a copy of a letter reproduced for Bootprints'

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Typed letter from Charles M. Russell to H.J. Justin and Sons thanking Bootprints for their fine footwear.

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Recto typed is ' loaned by Ed Borein; (from a copy of letter reproduced for Bootprints)'as well as written in pencil 'Not used' and '124'

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Illustrated Christmas greeting card from Joe DeYong.

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Illustrated Christmas greeting card from Joe DeYong.

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From Nancy C. Russell, June 12, 1929, reply, friendly letter, speaks of boots being made. Connected with TU2009.39.1396.1-16.