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A reconstruction of Fort Mandan, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1804-05 near Washburn, North Dakota. Photo by Wikipedia user Gooseterrain 2, 14 December 2012.

Sacagawea guides Lewis and Clark at the Three Forks of the Missouri River, 1805. Detail from a mural by Edgar Samuel Paxson, in the lobby of the Montana House of Representatives. Photograph taken at the Montana State Capitol, 2012.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition meets the Salish Indians after crossing the Bitterroot Mountains in September 1805. Painting by Charles Marion Russell, 1912. Montana Historical Society.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the camp of the Shoshones, August 1805. Oil on canvas painting by Charles Marion Russell, 1918. Gilcrease Museum.

Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1807.

William Clark, portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1810.

Pretty Nose (l. c. 1851-1952), Arapaho (possibly Arapaho-Cheyenne) warrior who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. She lived to be 101 years old. Photo taken at Fort Keogh, Montana, 1879.

Bloody Knife (l. c. 1840-1876), Arkiara-Sioux scout for the US Army, c. 1873. He was George Armstrong Custer's favorite scout, confidante, and friend. Prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Bloody Knife tried to warn Custer that there...

Major Marcus Reno (l. 1834-1889) who served with Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. Photograph by David Francis Barry, c. 1874-76. Denver Public Library.

Frederick Benteen (l. 1834-1898) in his later years. He served with Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and was present at the Washita Massacre (1868) and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876).