Curly The Crow Portrait 1900 Crow Native American George Custer Little Bighorn

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DETAILS:
Original Native American Indian portrait photograph of Curly The Crow by photographer George Dalgleish. Circa 1900's. Verso have photographers notes hand written in pencil. Measures approximately 4" x 5" inches. For other antique western and Native American photographs, be certain to visit the Historical Photographs category of our ebay store.
BIOGRAPHY:
Ashishishe (1856–1923), known as Curly (or Curley), was a Crow scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars, best known for having been one of the few survivors on the United States side at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He did not die in the battle and managed to escape. he was the first to report the defeat of the 7th Cavalry Regiment. Ater the battle Curly claimed to have been able to avoid death by disguising himself as a Lakota warrior. After his death, his remains were interred in the National Cemetery at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, only a mile from his home.
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