Name/Title
Custer's Last RallyEntry/Object ID
2011.50Description
Poster showing a battle scene between United States troops and indigenous Americans. The partial poster is mounted to a portion of a clapboard wall. The scene shows mounted soldiers wearing blue, double-breasted uniforms charging to the left, bearing swords and pistols and flying a United States flag. To the right are stylized indigenous Americans wearing large, feathered headdresses and fringed, tan-colored pants. Behind the indigenous people is a settlement of pointed tents in front of a line of trees. The scene is bordered on the right with a red ribbon, and a small portion of a military scene is visible on the other side of the border. A blue circle and a yellow ribbon with the letters "SH" are partially visible at the top left and bottom right, respectively. There is a rectangular piece missing at the bottom left. The whole is framed with grey-painted wooden moldingContext
The poster shows an act from the show, "Adam Forepaugh and the Wild West Circus", and advertises the performance on August 25, 1890 in Barre, VT.Acquisition
Accession
2011.50Source or Donor
Lovely, Ronald L.Acquisition Method
PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Primary Object Term
AdvertisementNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
69-3/4 inDepth
2-3/8 inLength
148 inDimension Description
Door OpeningHeight
31-3/4 inWidth
24-3/4 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
Barre CityCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America