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Letter from W. H. Sims to George S. Anderson, requesting information about the bison heads in his possession, dated May 6, 1896.

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DescriptionLetter from William H. Sims, Acting Secretary, Department of Interior, to Captain George S. Anderson, Acting Superintendent wanting to know how many bison heads he has and the condition and value of them. Also, wants to know if they should advertise the sale of them in Washington of Mammoth Hot springs (old system, document 1866).TypeTextCreatorSims, William H.GenrelettersLanguageengDate1896-05-06SubjectBisonPoachingAnderson, George SmithWildlife conservation.Contributing InstitutionYellowstone National Park Heritage and Research CenterGeographic CoverageYellowsone National ParkDigital CollectionYellowstone National Park Army Era RecordsDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationsScanned on a Canon Canoscan 9950f Flatbed Scanner at 600 dpi as a TIFF image. This image was cropped, color corrected through level adjustment, and converted into a JPG using Adobe Photoshop. Date Digitized2018Physical CollectionYellowstone National Park Army Era Records (RG 00)Local IdentifierYELL203479-D485Contact UsFor more information contact Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center: yell_heritage_center@nps.gov / (307) 344-2264.

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Series NameSeries 1: Pre-1909 Correspondence FilesBox NumberBox 2Folder NumberFolder 2

CollectionYellowstone National Park Army Era RecordsLocationYellowstone National Park

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