BULL BOATING, 1858-1860, by Alfred Jacob Miller
BULL BOATING, 1858-1860, by Alfred Jacob Miller, painting, watercolor on paper. To cross a deep river, wagon covers were stripped. Then the wooden bodies were wrapped in buffalo hides to seal them for floating across the river. All the goods and equipment crossed in the wagons, including the precious ten-gallon barrels of illegal alcohol to trade with the Indians
Picture No
13125681
Media ID
45375609
Size
2400px x 1355px
(680KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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