Clipping with review of "The Custer Myth," and a photograph featuring Custer with Indian scouts, 1953
- Description:
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping accompanied by a reprinted photograph. The article offers a review of "The Custer Myth," written by Col. W.A. Graham (published 1953). The book focuses on General George A. Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn. At right, is a photograph of Custer, seated, surrounded by Indian scouts during the Black Hills Expedition of 1874. The man pointing at the map is named Bloody Knife (Sioux-Arikara Indian), scout for the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment and a favorite of Custer. The men were photographed by William Illingworth.
- Date:
- 1953
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Photographer:
- Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
- Collection:
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Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
