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Post by mark2dgs on Oct 28, 2015 9:38:04 GMT -5
"Little Bear chief of the Crees, friendly to Custer and Crook" is written underneath the original photograph. First in pencil then in ink on top. Maybe due to a tare. Sometimes "Little Bean" all depending on source. I once read somewhere, that a Cree served with the Crow scouts under Crook at Rosebud, but I have been unable to find it again or verify it. If true, I suppose that would lend some credibillity to the Little Bear/Little Bean image. The Sharps carbine seen in the photo seems to have an "L" incised in the buttstock. Maybe that could lead somewhere? Company "L"? The Crow scouts didn't show up at the scheduled time, when Crook took the troops to the field, so I am not shure they all got registered, when they where finally fetched by Grouard, Reesaw and Big Bat. Had no luck finding any scouts list from the campaign so far..
I agree that the big fellow in the Louis Riel photo looks bigger and older than Imasees/Little Bear does in other photos. I found a lesser known photo of Big Bear, that sort of looks more like him. I'll see if I can find it in my files..
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Post by mark2dgs on Oct 28, 2015 5:34:50 GMT -5
This was so good, that I finally had to go through the difficulty of joining, after having stalked Your site for years..;-) This could very well be Imasees/Little bears band of refugee Cree. I agree that the likeness of both Imasees/Little Bear and Lucky Man is convincing. If it is them, that would likely make this the earliest known photograph of Imasees/Little Bear and Lucky Man and members of their band. I am aware of the "Chief Little Bear/Little Bean chief of the Crees, friends to Custer and Crook" photo, but seriously doubt it to be him for a number of reasons. There's also the Loius Riel and Imasees/Little Bear photo that would predate this one, but again I have my doubts..
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