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Birds and Mammals Observed by
Lewis & Clark in North Dakota

Bald Eagle


bald eagle (photo)moccasins with beadwork eagle
Above Left: A bald eagle lands on a bare tree. Courtesy of NDG&F.

Above Right: Sahnish moccasins, collected by Daniel Webster Longfellow at Fort Berthold Agency, 1876-1880. The depiction of the beadwork eagle is similar to the presentation of the bald eagle on military uniform buttons and army regimental flags of the period. SHSND 9952.


Right: Detail of a bald eagle on a Spanish moccasin, collected by Daniel Webster Longfellow at Fort Berthold Agency, 1876-1880. SHSND 9952.

close-up of beadwork eagle

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