Buffalo grazing on a grassy plain, ca. 1900

Union Pacific hired marksmen to kill American Bison, which were both a physical threat to trains and the primary food source for many of the Plains Indians. 

Resource Identifier
ah02394_1915
Citation
Richard Throssel papers, Collection No. 2394, Box 2, Folder 1, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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