summary: Note: T.J. Butcher was the father of S.D. Butcher, the photographer. (August 8, 1934: Mr. L.L. Butcher, son of S.D. Butcher, said this should read "Jefferson Post Office, 9 miles west of West Union, i More
summary: Photographer's annotation: "S.D. Butcher & T.J. Butcher slept in this sod shack one night on the floor on a pallet of straw where there was about 'steen' hundered fleas to every inch of their anatomy More
summary: William Garlock (only seen on the earliest print) is standing to the far left. "The old sod house and the new, Custer County, 1888.". For more, see additional information and Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY More