Scenes from Custer's Last Fight in Boston Cyclorama Co. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Scenes from Custer's Last Fight in Boston Cyclorama Co. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Scenes from Custer's Last Fight in Boston Cyclorama Co.
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Painted panoramas of the Little Bighorn were a major draw in late nineteenth-century Boston, and this print documents the Boston Cyclorama Company's version of *Custer's Last Fight*, a circular canvas designed to surround viewers and place them in the middle of the battle. The fight took place in June 1876 in Montana Territory, when a column of the U.S. 7th Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer was overwhelmed by Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and allied warriors. Cycloramas were a popular form of mass entertainment at the time, and the May 27, 1889 date comes from an old caption card whose details are unverified.
| Created / published | 1889 May 27. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 853 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108916 |
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