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Letter from W. H. Sims to George S. Anderson asking him to ship the bison heads to Henry D. Graves, dated October 21, 1896.

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DescriptionLetter from William H. Sims, Acting Secretary, Department of Interior, to Captain George S. Anderson, Acting Superintendent, directing him to ship the four bison heads in his possession to Henry D. Graves, Superintendent, Indian Warehouse in New York City. The cost will be covered by the sale of one head, with the balance going to the Park Fund. He requests information on the condition of the heads to be used in advertising for their sale. (old system, document 1868).TypeTextCreatorSims, William H.GenrelettersLanguageengDate1896-10-21SubjectPoachingAnderson, George SmithBisonContributorConger, Patrick Henry, 1819-1903Contributing InstitutionYellowstone National Park Heritage and Research CenterGeographic CoverageFirehole River (Wyo.)Marshall-Firehole Hotel Site (Wyo.) Yellowstone National ParkTime Period Represented1886-1918Digital 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-D487 Last edited by: Erin Smerage

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Letter from W. H. Sims to George S. Anderson asking him to ship the bison heads to Henry D. Graves, dated October 21, 1896.

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