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Distribution of Fur Trade Company Goods to the Indians
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Hand-colored engraving showing fur company agents making a distribution of goods to Indians, some of whom are seated on the ground, in a fenced courtyard with a building in the background.
1859
Catlin, George, 1796-1872
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Offering of the Mandan Indians, showing human and animal skulls.
