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Description

Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890). Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man, famous for his 1876 victory over Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He also participated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (Photograph by D. F. Barry, 1885).
Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC [1] Digital ID: cph 3a06022 Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-2315 (b&w film copy neg.)
Date

1885
Author

D. F. Barry
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current17:07, 3 July 2007846×1,536 (312 KB)Andrew c ({{Information |Description=Photograph of Lakota chief Sitting Bull |Source=Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC [http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paWestern.html] Digital ID: cph 3a06022 Reproduction Number: LC-USZ6)