The Little Shield Sketchbook contains self-portraits drawn by Arapaho chieftan Little Shield in the 1860's. These sketches are part of a small variety of materials held at the St. Louis Mercantile Library that offer a Native perspective. TJ Library and the Mercantile Library share a building; to visit the Mercantile collections, take the stairs or elevator down to Level 2.
Little Shield. Battles of Little Shield: War Chief of the Arrapohas, Drawn by Himself. 1860's. St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
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