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The Indians' last fight ; or, The Dull Knife raid

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    Custer's last fight and other true Indian stories

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    Custer's last fight

    Visual Materials

    Image of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana during the Great Sioux War of 1876 between Plains Indian tribes and the United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment under General George Custer; bodies of dead and wounded litter the ground while intense fighting continues with swords, guns, spear, and other weapons; Indians are pictured killing wounded soldiers or scalping bodies; more Indians on horseback race across the plains to join the battle in the background; military medal, bugle, sabers, and flags grouped in lower left margin; man on horseback near a monument in lower right margin; text key in bottom margin indicates figures such as "half breed" and "Cheyenne warrior" as well as specific U.S. soldiers, including General Custer.

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    Irving Gang (No. 62): Raids against the Indians, etc

    Manuscripts

    The collection contains letters, documents, manuscripts, maps, clippings and photographs related to California history, especially that of the San Bernardino County region. There are also materials related to Mormon pioneers in the San Bernardino Valley and education in the Philippine Islands. Most of the items in the collection are secondary source materials gathered by the Beatties in the course of their research on California history.

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    [Indian man with bow, arrows, and knife, posing. Possibly Yuma]

    Visual Materials

    These studio portraits are of Native Americans from southwestern Arizona, and were probably taken in Bonine's photography tent in Yuma, 1880-1883.

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