Sixth Cavalry with buffalo heads taken from poacher Edgar Howell, Yellowstone National Park, 1894

Sixth Cavalry with buffalo heads taken from poacher Edgar Howell, Yellowstone National Park, 1894

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Poaching in Yellowstone nearly exterminated the last free-roaming bison herd in the United States, until a celebrated case in 1894 prompted Congress to enact new laws. Here, soldiers at the park display the seven buffalo heads confiscated from the poacher.

Source:
Yellowstone National Park

Episode:
Episode Two: 1890-1915

Associated Park:
Yellowstone National Park

Era:
1880-1900