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3 PRINTS OF CUSTERS LAST STAND & SIOUX WARRIOR.

Currency:CAD Category:Antiques Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 CAD
3 PRINTS OF CUSTERS LAST STAND & SIOUX WARRIOR.
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1) "CUSTERS LAST STAND" BY OTTO BECKER 1895. This Custer Battlefield picture was made famous in Anheuser - Busch 1952 advertising poster. Scene depicts heroic Custer w/ sword raised above his head & revolver held by bbl. fending off attack of multiple Indians on Last Stand Hill overlooking the Little Big Horn River. Surrounding Custer is a melee of soldiers in a desperate fight against charging Sioux & Cheyenne warriors. Print on cardboard, image size is 37" x 23 5/8". Frame size is 41" x 27 3/4". CONDITION: print is reframed w/ slightly faded colors showing sm. marks. (02-13671/DS). 2) CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT / BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN. JUNE 25, 1976. From an original by Gayle P. Hoskins, The battle scene, discounting time factors, presents a birdseye view in panorama, showing Chief Galls's, converging attack from the south against Calhoun Ridge in the fore ground; The Stampeded 7th Cavalry Horses; The destruction of the Gray Horse Troop; Crazy Horse's encircling maneuver, Troop confusion on the Battle - Ridge; Tom Custer's Troop in the distance; & Custer's final stand at the crest of the Ridge (Top center), his battle flag still flying. Reprinted from "The Custer Myth" by Colonel W. A. Graham; Copywrite by the Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Publiser. Printed cardboard image, size 19 1/4" x 15 1/2". Frame size 23 1/4" x 19 7/8". CONDITION: Image shows fading most noticeable in upper left corner. Lower edge shows minor water damage, (02-13675/DS). 3) SIOUX WARRIOR BY DON MARCO. Image of warrior in battle attire. Printed on cardboard, image size 23" x 19". Mounted in a gold toned frame w/ plexiglass front. Frame size is 24 1/2" x 20 3/8". CONDITION: plexiglass has 2 areas of cracking w/ damage to borders; one above image & a larger one just below image. (02-13676/DS). $250-500.