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The Fight or Flight of the Nez Perce Marker
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: September 15, 2020
Caption: The Fight or Flight of the Nez Perce Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (middle left) Chief Joseph photographed in Seattle in 1903 by Edward Curtis. Chief Joseph died on September 21, 1904.; (bottom left) Colonel Samuel Sturgis fought the Nez Perce at the Battle of Canyon Creek, west of present-day Billings on September 13, 1877.; (center left) Probably Billy Carter, Ollokot (Chief Joseph's brother) and Middle Bear, 1877.; (center right) Chief Looking Glass, 1877. Refusing to surrender. Chief Looking Glass was killed during the five-day battle of Battle of Bear Paw. September 30-October 4, 1877.; (bottom right) Chief Joseph, 1877.
Submitted: March 6, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p571734
File Size: 3.197 Megabytes

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