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A photograph of prominent Oglala chiefs American Horse and Red Cloud by John C.H. Grabill (1891, South Dakota)
u/goodmedicinegal — 22 hours ago
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My 4th great uncle Robert Jehu "Bob" Lee. From the Lee and Peacock Feud. 1st photo is the only surviving photo and the 2nd being a rendered photo of what he most likely looked like
Proudly (but sadly) the last living direct descendent of Bob Lee.
Facts about the Lee and Peacock Feud:
- More losses than the Hatfield and McCoys
- Shaped the 4 corners (4 counties) within Texas
- Was more of a smaller Confederate v. Union war than a feud
- Due to the "feud" confederate gold (allegedly) remains missing to this day.
- Bob Lee was murdered in cold blood by the cowardly Lewis Peacock.
u/One_Equipment4976 — 2 days ago
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On this date in 1836, during a raid, Comanche, Kiowa and Caddo Native Americans in Texas kidnap Cynthia Ann Parker (who was around 9 or 10 years old) and kill her family. (photo 1861)
u/Tryingagain1979 — 3 days ago
On this date in 1885, Apache leader Geronimo fled the Arizona reservation, setting off a panic.
u/Tryingagain1979 — 5 days ago
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On this date in 1869, the "Golden Spike" was driven in Promontory, Utah, completing the first transcontinental railroad and ending the era of the wagon train.
u/Tryingagain1979 — 12 days ago
The Elwha River Wilderness
Among the best things I did last year was return to The Elwha River Wilderness. I made it up to the Olympic National Park [about a year ago] to explore the Elwha River Wilderness (two very large dams were removed in the 2010's), saw two bears at the campsite and got absolutely soaked in the rain. 10/10 would recommend.
Here are some photographs of the adventure and a more detailed write-up: https://alistairsimmonds.com/2025/06/26/the-elwha-river-wilderness/
u/alisimmonds1864 — 7 days ago
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Artist rendering of Billy the Kid
I recently came across three known photos of Billy the Kid and created a composite photo of what his face looked like. For a long time, we only had one known photo of him. Growing up, I thought he was intellectually disabled, or had congenital deformities or was dumb and stupid. I never really brought up on him and didn’t know much about him and judged him from appearance alone and that one photo. Now that I’ve read a little bit more about him and realize that he was well mannered and liked and probably the victim of circumstances, I see him completely differently. Here’s a photo to go along with that.
u/No-Illustrator7577 — 13 days ago