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![[Composite of four scenes related to Indian relations with the U.S. government]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzYvMDEvMDEvY29tcG9zaXRlLW9mLWZvdXItc2NlbmVzLXJlbGF0ZWQtdG8taW5kaWFuLXJlbGF0aW9ucy13aXRoLXRoZS11cy1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/207/jpg "[Composite of four scenes related to Indian relations with the U.S. government]")
![[Clock for the House of Representatives chamber flanked by American Indian and backwoodsman figures]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvY2xvY2stZm9yLXRoZS1ob3VzZS1vZi1yZXByZXNlbnRhdGl2ZXMtY2hhbWJlci1mbGFua2VkLWJ5LWFtZXJpY2FuLWluZGlhbi1hbmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Clock for the House of Representatives chamber flanked by American Indian and backwoodsman figures]")
![[Cowboys by fire in discussion with Indian chief]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvY293Ym95cy1ieS1maXJlLWluLWRpc2N1c3Npb24td2l0aC1pbmRpYW4tY2hpZWYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Cowboys by fire in discussion with Indian chief]")
![[Indians meeting with admiral and officers at stockade]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvaW5kaWFucy1tZWV0aW5nLXdpdGgtYWRtaXJhbC1hbmQtb2ZmaWNlcnMtYXQtc3RvY2thZGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Indians meeting with admiral and officers at stockade]")
![[Man reasoning with Indians about to burn a bound captive]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXJlYXNvbmluZy13aXRoLWluZGlhbnMtYWJvdXQtdG8tYnVybi1hLWJvdW5kLWNhcHRpdmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Man reasoning with Indians about to burn a bound captive]")
![[Escape from the Indians], Library of Congress narratives collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZXNjYXBlLWZyb20tdGhlLWluZGlhbnMtNC02NDAuZ2lm/40/50/webp "[Escape from the Indians], Library of Congress narratives collection")
