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Lewis and Clark Meet the Salish Indians, September 1805
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.

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

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

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

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Pretty Nose, Arapaho Warrior who Fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
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.

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Bloody Knife, Arikara-Sioux Scout for US Army
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...

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Major Marcus Reno
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.

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Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer
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).

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Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, 1846
A daguerreotype of former First Lady Dolley Madison (1768-1849) in her old age, taken in 1846. By John Plumbe, Jr., from the New York Times.

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Miniature of Dolley Madison
First Lady Dolley Madison, wearing her trademark white turban. Watercolor on ivory by an unknown artist, c. 1805-1810.
Yale University Art Gallery.