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This drawing, from the December 14, 1867 edition of Harper's Weekly, is an artist's depiction of travelers shooting buffalo from a Kansas Pacific Railroad train.
Creator: Harpers Weekly
Date: December 14, 1867
This is a contemporary depiction of bison hunting. It is also an excellent example of the clash between white civilization (depicted by the railroad) and the natural environment.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal government and Indian lands (2005)
Item Number: 210669
Call Number: Port GL 051 H23w
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210669
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Kansas Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Passenger trains
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Depletion of buffalo and natural resources
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Encroachment on Indian lands
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Buffalo/Bison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Magazine - Illustrations
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Kansas Pacific
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Union Pacific
Transportation - Railroads - Passenger trains
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines - Harper's Weekly
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines - Illustrations
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