File:Bison skull pile edit.jpg

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Photographic print of a pile of American Bison skulls outside glueworks in Detroit, 1892

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English: Photograph from 1892 of a pile of American bison skulls in Detroit (MI) waiting to be ground for fertilizer or charcoal.
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: reduced opacity of dirtiest and most scratched areas; slightly reduced saturation; some cloning; etc.. The original can be viewed here: Bison skull pile.jpg: . Modifications made by Chick Bowen.

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    • 2011-02-09T23:51:10Z Kaldari 5689x4448 (2473795 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Photograph from the mid-1870s of a pile of [[w:American bison|American bison]] skulls waiting to be ground for fertilizer. Courtesy of the . |Source=http://www.raeky.com/bison/, originally Burton Hi

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current22:42, 27 May 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:42, 27 May 20115,689 × 4,448 (1.9 MB)Chick Bowen (talk | contribs)small tweaks
22:07, 27 May 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:07, 27 May 20115,689 × 4,448 (1.9 MB)Chick Bowen (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|Photograph from the mid-1870s of a pile of American bison skulls waiting to be ground for fertilizer.}} |Source=*File:Bison_skull_pile.jpg |Date=2011-05-27 22:06 (UTC) |Author=*[[:File:Bison_skull

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