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Shooting Buffalo from the Trains of the Kansas Pacific Railroad

This image from the December 14, 1867 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts men shooting buffalo for sport from Kansas Pacific Railroad cars.

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SHOOTING BUFFALO FROM THE TRAINS OF THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.—Sketched by Theodore R. Davis.—[See Page 797.]

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 792
  • Date: December 14, 1867