Photograph of a herd of buffalo titled below image Allard Herd, 1892. / Foot of Mission Range, Flathead Valley (Montana), 11.5 x 17.75 in., matted, framed, and glazed, 22.5 x 28.5 in. In the early 1800s, great herds of bison containing upwards of 50 million animals wandered over North America's prairies. By the 1880s, most had been slaughtered, and the species was in danger of extinction. In 1873, a Pend d'Oreille Indian by the name of Walking Coyote returned to the Flathead Valley from a hunting trip with a small group of young, orphaned bison calves. When he had approximately 13 buffalo, Walking Coyote sold them to Charles A. Allard and Michael Pablo, two ranchers. At that time, there were less than 125 buffalo in both the United States and Canada. Over time, the Allard and Pablo herd became one of the largest in existence. This photograph was taken in the Mission Hill Range, at the foot of Squaw Teat Mountain, Flathead Valley, St. Ignatius Indian Mission, Montana. In 1908, this area was established by the U.S. Government as the National Bison Range to help save bison from extinction. Condition: Even toning to photograph; some nicks in the frame.
Photograph of a herd of buffalo titled below image Allard Herd, 1892. / Foot of Mission Range, Flathead Valley (Montana), 11.5 x 17.75 in., matted, framed, and glazed, 22.5 x 28.5 in. In the early 1800s, great herds of bison containing upwards of 50 million animals wandered over North America's prairies. By the 1880s, most had been slaughtered, and the species was in danger of extinction. In 1873, a Pend d'Oreille Indian by the name of Walking Coyote returned to the Flathead Valley from a hunting trip with a small group of young, orphaned bison calves. When he had approximately 13 buffalo, Walking Coyote sold them to Charles A. Allard and Michael Pablo, two ranchers. At that time, there were less than 125 buffalo in both the United States and Canada. Over time, the Allard and Pablo herd became one of the largest in existence. This photograph was taken in the Mission Hill Range, at the foot of Squaw Teat Mountain, Flathead Valley, St. Ignatius Indian Mission, Montana. In 1908, this area was established by the U.S. Government as the National Bison Range to help save bison from extinction. Condition: Even toning to photograph; some nicks in the frame.
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