View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were women and children. Sage, dry grass, and scrub bushed dot the landscape.
Description
1 photoprint ; 12 x 13 cm. (5 x 5 in.)
Type of Material
Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1970-1980.; Kiowa County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Battlefields--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710032016
Notes
Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100320168
Filename
10032016.TIF
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