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Buffalo Collection

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain

Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Wolf-skins disguising Native American hunters

Wolf-skins disguising Native American hunters
Native Americans in wolf skins stalking buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 20th century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo herd in South Dakota

Buffalo herd in South Dakota
Free-ranging buffalo herd on the grasslands of Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains

Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains
Passengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: American buffalo

American buffalo
Bison, or American buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Entrance to the Erie Canal at Buffalo, New York, 1880s

Entrance to the Erie Canal at Buffalo, New York, 1880s
Lake Erie freighters and Erie Canal barges along the waterfront of Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: BUSN2A-00019

BUSN2A-00019
Early electric car advertisement for the Babcock Electric Victoria Phaeton, 1907. Hand-colored halftone of a 20th-century printed newspaper ad

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo in South Dakota

Buffalo in South Dakota
Free-ranging buffalo bull on the slopes of the Black Hills in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffalo

Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffalo
Prehistoric cave painting of a charging buffalo, Altamira, Spain. Printed color halftone reproduction

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo herd on the American prairie

Buffalo herd on the American prairie
Herd of bison crossing a river bottom on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century painting by Hays

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Hunting buffalo to feed a wagon train of pioneers

Hunting buffalo to feed a wagon train of pioneers
Buffalo hunters accompanying a wagon train, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Shooting bison for sport, 1880s

Shooting bison for sport, 1880s
White hunters shooting buffalo for sport on the western plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Erie Canal in Buffalo, New York

Erie Canal in Buffalo, New York
Boats at their moorings on the Erie Canal in Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: PPRE2A-00099

PPRE2A-00099
Assassination of President William McKinley at Buffalo, New York, 1901. Hand-colored halftone of a contemporary illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2P-01661

NATI2P-01661
Replica Native American hoe made of a buffalo shoulder-blade, a living history demonstration, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Lonely covered wagon camp on the prairie

Lonely covered wagon camp on the prairie
Man and his dogs camped by their covered wagon on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2A-00152

NATI2A-00152
Buffalo herd driven off a cliff by Native Americans on horseback. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2A-00122

NATI2A-00122
Plains Indians hunting buffalo by disguising themselves as wolves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2A-00028

NATI2A-00028
Native American hunting buffalo on foot, Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo calves, South Dakota

Buffalo calves, South Dakota
Buffalo calves on the grasslands of Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Great Falls on the Missouri River

Great Falls on the Missouri River
Bison overlooking the Great Falls of the Missouri River, Montana, before settlement. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo bulls fighting on the Great Plains

Buffalo bulls fighting on the Great Plains
Confrontation between bulls in a buffalo herd, Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: PEXP2A-00013

PEXP2A-00013
Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show hunting bison and elk, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2C-00153

NATI2C-00153
Native American family traveling on a travois poney on the prairie. Composite of hand-colored woodcut and digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: PNAT2C-00016

PNAT2C-00016
Sioux leader Sitting Bull. Composite art of a hand-colored woodcut and a digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2D-00419

NATI2D-00419
Buffalo Dance performed by a Zuni Pueblo Red-tailed Hawk Dancer at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2D-00421

NATI2D-00421
Buffalo Dance performed by a Zuni Pueblo Red-tailed Hawk Dancer at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2D-00422

NATI2D-00422
Buffalo Dance performed by a Zuni Pueblo Red-tailed Hawk Dancer at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2D-00423

NATI2D-00423
Buffalo Dance performed by a Zuni Pueblo Red-tailed Hawk Dancer at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2D-00453

NATI2D-00453
Zuni Pueblo Red-Tailed Hawk Dancer performing the Buffalo Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: NATI2A-00092

NATI2A-00092
Native American women curing buffalo hides in a tepee village. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Animal illustrations

Animal illustrations
Mammals of arid regions. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

Background imageBuffalo Collection: EXPL2A-00193

EXPL2A-00193
Buffalo herd resting at midday on the Great Plains. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: EXPL2A-00244

EXPL2A-00244
Possibly the earliest engraving of an American buffalo, 1558 - first mentioned by Cabeza de Vaca. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the original 16th-century engraving

Background imageBuffalo Collection: EXPL2A-00358

EXPL2A-00358
Herd of buffalo drinking from the Platte River on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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