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.
Date
1972
Notes
Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100320168
Description
1 photoprint ; 12 x 13 cm. (5 x 5 in.)
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.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
