buffalo hides history

Dodge City Kansas

Also see: Col Dodge   –    1873    –    Adobe Walls    –   April 1933   When Dodge City Was Wild and Wooly By E. A. Brininstoll   This photograph of a street scene in Dodge City, in Ford County, depicts three of the town’s buildings. The building on the left was the first dance hall in Dodge City. The second building was a grocery and general store, and the third building, also a general store. Visible are a crowd of men standing in the street, and two horse-drawn wagons loaded with buffalo hides. Dodge City is located on … Read more

Leather Hides & Robes

All about bison leather hides and robes………. Rare Find – Old Bison Robe Furriers and Tanners Buffalo Hides History  Humanity has used animal hides since the Paleolithic, for clothing as well as mobile shelters such as tipis and wigwams, and household items. Since ancient times, hides have also been used as a writing medium, ie; parchment. Long before Europeans came here, tribes were already trading among themselves, trading fruit of the hunts for farm products. Nomads offered bison hides, robes, fat and dried meat in return for vegetables and tobacco of the villagers. In the 1700’s with early explorers, the trade expanded. … Read more