Scalped on the plains incidents in Mormon history.
Summary
Photograph shows two men, one wearing military uniform and holding reins of horse, kneeling next to a dead man's body.
On card: Ralph Morrison, a hunter, photographed within an hour of being killed and scalped by Cheyennes near Fort Dodge, Kansas on December 7, 1868.
Tags
Date
01/01/1868
Contributors
Soule, William S. (William Stinson), 1836-1908, photographer
Location
Fort Dodge (Kan.), 37.73194, -99.93500
Source
Library of Congress
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