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This ink on paper drawing by M.S. Garretson depicts the artist's conception of a herd of buffalo descending onto railroad tracks as hunters attempt to kill the animals. In the background, a steam locomotive has been stopped as the killings take place.
Creator: Standard Photogravure Company, New York
Date: Between 1913 and 1914
Item Number: 218727
Call Number: QL.5 Bu *3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218727
Agriculture - Livestock - Bison
Business and Industry - Railroad - Locomotives - Steam
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1910s
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Buffalo/Bison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Engraving
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Transportation - Railroads - Locomotives - Steam
Type of Material - Illustrations
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