Cabinet Card Photo of the Battlefield of Wounded
Knee, South Dakota. This photo was taken after the battle. There appears
to be the bodies of Indians partially covered over by blankets in the
forefront. In the background are soldiers and horses, debris and probably
bodies strewn about the battlefield. There is writing in the negative as
follows: “Birds Eye View of Battle Field at Wounded Knee, S.D. looking
North. Copyrighted by the North Western Photo Co., Chadron, Neb.” The
photo is by Macy and Doughty of Norfolk, Nebraska. There is a slight
impression of some writing on the top of the photo in the sky area
that really can’t be read unless held under the light at an angle. It
says, “These scenes from Nebraska where Skeltons lived - Nettie, Ray and
Bertie”.