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6. Shoshone man in military coat, Carl Chittim,
ca. 1896 (Wind River Historical Center/Dubois Museum)
 The
strange mixture of dress shown here, like the quotes from Bobechee’s
interviews, give a more accurate indication of the changes the Shoshone
were experiencing than can usually be seen in posed studio portraits:
We started farming with little cayuses. One fellow would hold
the plow, another would whip the horses, a third would hold them.
It might take four men to manage a single plow. The government
commenced to issue food. Beef was killed every Friday. There were
few buffalo hides so they issued goods: stoves, scissors, needle
and thread. We started sewing garments out of denim and calico.
Buckskin clothes went out. (Bobechee, recorded by Rupert Weeks)
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