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(CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG.) Two photographs of the horse Comanche.

(CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG.) Two photographs of the horse Comanche. 2 early 20th-century copy prints with tape mounts on verso: Comanche [held by Gustave Korn], 6 x 8 inches, published by D.F. Barry, Superior, WI; some spotting reproduced from original image * This Horse is Comanche . . . Holding him is Private Cochran, 7 x 9.5 inches, laid down on larger mount with long manuscript caption; pin holes in upper corners, water damage on bottom edge of photograph, two small white stains on image, caption worn. Np, nd

  • Notes: Comanche, the mount of Capt. Myles Keogh, was often described as the only Federal survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. These are prints of two photographs taken of Comanche after his recovery.
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