Lone Bear (Tarlow, Kiowa Boy) dressed as an Osage.
The advance of the Gunboats up the river to New Berne, N. Carolina. Passing the Barricade
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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Lone Bear (Tarlow, Kiowa Boy) dressed as an Osage.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 518905
Full Citation: Lone Bear (Tar-lo), a Kiowa, dressed as an Osage boy with paint stripes on forehead; full-length, seated; 1868 – 1874 ; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/lone-bear-tarlo-a-kiowa-dressed-as-an-osage-boy-with-paint-stripes-on-forehead-fulllength-seated/, March 31, 2026]
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