General George Armstrong Custer's 'Lost Guidon'- Guidon with an Eagle, Custer's Name, and Nine 5-Pointed Stars; Sepia-toned
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LIBI_00019_03966; This item is a sepia toned postcard of General George A. Custer's guidon. The postcard is 3 7/16 x 5 3/8" and was produced circa 1921 by an unknown photographer. On the front, a handwritten notation reads, "The Lost Flag of Custer's/After being held by the Indians for over forty years. This flag was sold by them to Mrs. A.G. Carter at Crow Agency Mont. in 1921." An additional handwritten notation by "W.O.T" reads, "A Fake."; Postcard [Memorabilia]; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00019_03966, Unknown Photographer, "General George Armstrong Custer's 'Lost Guidon'- Guidon with an Eagle, Custer's Name, and Nine 5-Pointed Stars; Sepia-toned," circa 1921
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