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Little Wolf (Eastman's Biography)
Little Wolf (Ohcumgache, also known as Little Coyote, l. c. 1820-1904) was a Northern Cheyenne chief and holy man, best known for his role in the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878 but also recognized for his resistance to US westward expansion...
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Little Coyote (Little Wolf) and Morning Star (Dull Knife) Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne
Photograph of the Northern Cheyenne chiefs Little Coyote (better known as Little Wolf) and Morning Star (better known as Dull Knife) by William Henry Jackson, 1873.
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Black Elk on the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Black Elk (l. 1863-1950) of the Oglala Lakota Sioux was twelve years old at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on 25 June 1876. He gives his account of the famous conflict in the work Black Elk Speaks (1932), and, even at a distance from the...
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Northern Cheyenne Chief Little Wolf
Northern Cheyenne chief Little Wolf (also known as Little Coyote, l. c. 1820-1904) at Fort Laramie, 1868. Photograph by Alexander Gardner.
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Monsters & Heroes of Scotland: Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness
Loch Ness is one of the most beautiful lakes in Scotland and no one needs the attraction of the mythical monster to enjoy a visit. The majestic ruins of Urquhart Castle and scenic landscape should be enough of a draw – but there is also the...
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The Wolf & Little Red Riding Hood
An illustration from the medieval folk tale Little Red Riding Hood. (From 'Little Red Riding Hood' by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1911 CE)
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), lithograph by American artist Charles Marion Russell (l. 1864-1926), 1903.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876) by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, USA, 1889.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
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Stele of Little Girl with Doves
A marble stele depicting a young girl saying farewell to her pet doves as she gently holds them. Doves were popular animals in ancient Greece and frequently appeared in mythology and literature. Greek, Parian marble. Made c. 450-440 BCE...
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Site of Battle of the Little Bighorn
Modern-day site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Battle of the Greasy Grass), June 1876.