Prairie scene. Hunter a top a horse riding aside a buffalo at center. Another hunter, horse and buffalo at rear.
Currier & Ives created numerous images depicting hunting scenes on the American plains. Bison or the American buffalo were hunted almost to extinction and their population was reduced to a few hundred by the mid-1800s. The excitement and drama of the hunt appealed to Americans as they contemplated the perils and opportunities of westward expansion.
Woodland scene of Mother bird with eight chicks. Title forwarded by "Presented by the Illinois Medical Infirmary, Charleston, Ill. The…
Battle scene - groups of soldiers approaching center from left and right with weapons drawn. American flag raised in center.…
Ship off to right two row boats filled with men rowing. One large whale to left background. Men at front…
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