William F. Cody Archive: Documenting the life and times of Buffalo Bill

Image: Trunks of Lakota Materials

August Hermans' trunks, which had held Lakota materials for sixty years following World War II. The artifacts were discovered in these trunks in 2004.

Title: Trunks of Lakota Materials

Keyword: American Indians Hermans, August

ID: wfc.img.pht00073

Rights: François Chladiuk Collection

Funding and support provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Wyoming Community Foundation, Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, the Dellenback Family Foundation, Adrienne & John Mars, and Naoma Tate & the Family of Hal Tate.

Banner image: Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, U.S.A.; Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection, P.69.118

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The William F. Cody Archive: Documenting the life and times of Buffalo Bill

Image: Trunks of Lakota Materials