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Ewers Ledger
Cheyenne 37

Donald Ellis Gallery Ltd, New York; Family of Colonel William T. Weisinger II by descent; Collected by Ezra Philetus Ewers, Captain 5th Infantry, probably from Cheyenne while he was stationed at Fort Keogh, MT between December, 1877 and 1884, when he resigned as Commander of Fort Keogh and temporari... Read More

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Hampton Institute Drawings - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Arikara 40

Drawings made in 1879 by students at the Hampton Institute, Virginia. Donated to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia circa 1879.

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Howling Wolf Sketchbook - Autry
Cheyenne 35

Eva Scott Fenyes was born on November 9, 1849, the daughter of wealthy New York publisher Leonard Scott and his wife, Rebecca Briggs Scott. Eva was educated at Pelham Priory in Pelham Manor, New York, and then studied art in New York, Europe, and Egypt. In 1877 she also spent time in Fort Marion, Fl... Read More

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Keeling Ledger
Cheyenne 124

Keeling Ledger Book, Nebraska State Historical Society (11310-55), is from the collection of William Henry Keeling of Falls City, NE. Major Keeling served with the Army in Montana in the 1860s. It is likely that the ledger book was collected at Camp Cooke, Montana in 1866-67.

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Little Shield Ledger (Schøyen)
Cheyenne 146

Little Shield, Cheyenne Chief, Central Plains (1865-1879) Judge Charles H. Loud, Miles City, Montana, and his descendants (-2000) Bruce Ferrini, Akron, Ohio Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo.

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Little Whirlwind Ledger
Cheyenne 34

Provenance: Drawn in 1897 by Northern Cheyenne leader Little Whirlwind in Miles City Jail. Miles City, Montana; given to Judge Charles H. Loud from Little Whirlwind in 1897, Miles City, Montana; Bruce Ferrini, Akron, Ohio, Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo.

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Mad Bull Ledger
Arapaho 18

Various owners (dispersed); Donald Ellis Gallery Ltd, New York; Stephen Lister; Skinner, January 15, 2011, Auction 2533B, Lot 379.

Presentation inscription (on reverse side of the drawing 1V with an Arapaho attacking a Shoshone warrior): Original sketches by a Cheyenne Indian, Fort Reno, I.T., f... Read More

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Northern Cheyenne Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society
Cheyenne 82

Drawn in 1879 by one or more Northern Cheyenne prisoners in the Dodge City jail held for trial after breaking out of Fort Robinson. Northern Cheyenne men documented as jailed in the Dodge City (Ford County) jail, 1879, are: Wild Hog, Porcupine, Old Crow, Strong Left Hand, Noisy Walker (or Old Man), ... Read More

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Porcupine Ledger-Schøyen
Cheyenne 26

Drawn in 1879 by Northern Cheyenne leader Porcipine in Dodge City Jail. Dodge City, Kansas; purchased by L.M. Wyatt from Porcupine in April 1879, Dodge City, Kansas; Bruce Ferrini, Akron, Ohio; Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo. This is one of four extant ledger notebooks made by one or more surv... Read More

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Rodolphe Petter - Cheyenne Ledger
Cheyenne 71

Collected by Rodolphe Petter, a General Conference Mennonite missionary to the Cheyenne in Oklahoma (1891-1916). The drawings were done on the Cheyenne Reservation in Indian Territory during the 1890s. They are part of the Rodolphe Petter Papers at the Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College... Read More

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Sheridan Ledger
Cheyenne 99

William Drake wrote, in 1997:

"My name is William Drake. My mother, Ruth Drake (1905-1997) was a first cousin to Nellie and Mary Sheridan, daughters of John L. Sheridan. John was the brother of Phillip Sheridan. While Nellie married, she had no children; Mary was a spinster. When Ruth was about 1... Read More

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Sheridan Pages
Cheyenne 40

Various owners (pages dispersed), H. Malcolm Grimmer Antique American Indian Art, Santa Fe, NM; William Drake, descendant of John L. Sheridan, from Sheridan family by inheritance.

William Drake wrote, in 1997:

"My name is William Drake. My mother, Ruth Drake (1905-1997) was a first cous... Read More

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Soldier's Diary Ledger
Cheyenne 31

Gift to Nebraska State Historical Society by Philip Kearney Moore on 11/28/1928.

Collected by Edward Moore, who settled in Kenewaw Precinct, Adams County, NE in 1872, "from a derelict returning from the Black Hills in 1877, whose statement was that that he had taken it from a dead Indian the year... Read More

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Spotted Hawk Ledger
Cheyenne 34

Drawn in 1897 by Northern Cheyenne leader Spotted Hawk in Miles City Jail, Miles City, Montana; given to Judge Charles H. Loud from Spotted Hawk in 1897, Miles City, Montana; Bruce Ferrini, Akron, Ohio, Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo.

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Tie Creek Ledger Book
Cheyenne 85

Various owners (dispersed); Donald Ellis Gallery Ltd, New York; private collection; Sotheby's, American Indian Art, Lot 129, May 21, 2015; Jan Krugier, Geneva; Sotheby's, American Indian Art, Lot 88, May 13, 2005; collected by Jesse Hall, circa 1878-1879, in the Black Hills region of Dakota Territor... Read More

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