Historic Pictures

James Butler "Will Bill" Hickok

This photograph was taken in 1873 when Hickock was
a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, "Wild Bill"
was a keen pistoleer know for his rapid draw and fire of
the Colt Model 1851 Navy .36 caliber revolvers he were
butt forward on his gun belt, as shown here.

George Armstrong Custer

During the Civil War, George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
was one of the Union's most dashing military leaders and
rose to the rank of major general. Later, Custer and 262
men of the Seventh Cavalry were killed at the Little Bighorn
during the battle With Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.

Jesse James

This is an early photograph of Jesse James taken during
the Civil War. Jesse James later served with Quantrill's
Raiders, the infamous Missouri guerrilla group, and joined
with his brother Frank in 1865 to form their outlaw band.
At age 34, James was shot from behind and killed by
Robert Ford

Curley, General Custer's Scout, Crow Indian, 1883

Curley was one of several Indian scouts who rode with the
Seventh Cavalry led by Lt.-Col. George Armstrong Custer
in 1876. The Crow Indians regularly served in U.S. Army
scouts during the 1870s. This photograph was taken in
1883, seven years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn.