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Perils of frontier life - a fierce encounter with a giant of the forest

Perils of frontier life - a fierce encounter with a giant of the fores...

Man and bear lying on the ground, as another man holds gun by barrel behind head of a stuffed(?), standing, bear. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.

These two little brothers were brought from a dangerous frontier village a year ago. The elder one, at the left, is five old, but so stunted that he is no taller than little Jean, who is about two and a half. The two years of frontier life have left Pierre with legs which will be permanentely twisted from rickets, the result of undernourishment Jean was taken away in time by an American woman and now is leading a healthy life at a French chateau a half an hour out of Paris. These children are cared for by organizations working in cooperation with the American Red Cross

These two little brothers were brought from a dangerous frontier villa...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Commission to France. Group Title: Children, Refugees. Data: H.E. 50266. Gift... More

Frontier life - Print, Library of Congress collection

Frontier life - Print, Library of Congress collection

J5552 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Nehlig, V.

Indian scout - Print, Library of Congress collection

Indian scout - Print, Library of Congress collection

G21395 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Schwab & Wolf, copyr... More

These two little brothers were brought from a dangerous frontier village a year ago. The elder one, at the left, is five old, but so stunted that he is no taller than little Jean, who is about two and a half. The two years of frontier life have left Pierre with legs which will be permanentely twisted from rickets, the result of undernourishment Jean was taken away in time by an American woman and now is leading a healthy life at a French chateau a half an hour out of Paris. These children are cared for by organizations working in cooperation with the American Red Cross

These two little brothers were brought from a dangerous frontier villa...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Commission to France. Group Title: Children, Refugees. Data: H.E. 50266. Gift... More

Across the continent - The Frank Leslie excursion to the Pacific - Scenes of frontier life in Cheyenne: 1. A party of gold miners starting for the Black Hills; 2. The Union Pacific R.R. Depot, Cheyenne; 3. Old Zip Coon [man playing fiddle]; 4. Scene in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel

Across the continent - The Frank Leslie excursion to the Pacific - Sce...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 45, no. 1149 (1877 Oct. 6), pp. 72-73. Caption card tracings: West Towns...; Stage coaches; Mines... More

Centennial reminiscences [caricature of vignette scenes from 1876 Phila. Centennial expo., including "Indian carrying" (scalping scene), "bits of frontier life..." (handful of scalps) and "playthings of ... the poor Indian" (knives and tomahawks)]

Centennial reminiscences [caricature of vignette scenes from 1876 Phil...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 21, (1877 February 10), p. 112. Ref. copy in SSF(Gr) - Indians Cartoons. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions 1876; Indian... More