Faces, places, maps, and daily work from the Dakota Territory. Click any image to open a larger version in a new tab.
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Transportation
Railroad Depot, Train, Passanger Wagon and Elevators.
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People
Buck — Cowboy. Trails, tall tales, and the open range. Lena — Lakota Wínyan. Family, seasons, and tradition. Chaska — Dakota Warrior. Honor, duty, and daily life. Martin — Bull Wacker. Oxen, dust, and long miles. Samuel — Gold Prospector. Pan, sluice, and a glimmer of luck. Sgt. Miller — Fort Sergeant. Drill, duty, and discipline. Harry — Family Farm. 160 acres by the Missouri. Tink — First Mate on the Far West. Eli — Buffalo Hunter. Tracks, steady aim, and respect for the land.
Work & Tools
Ox-team freight wagon — engines of the overland supply lines. Black Hills sluice — set true to the flow, clean the riffles. Hunter’s kit — rifle, skinning knives, scrapers, and a coffee tin.
River & Forts
The sternwheeler Far West — lifeline for freight and posts. Parade ground drill — discipline on the frontier.
