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Bison skull pile[edit]

Bison skull pile, 1870s

I recently saw this photo on a documentary and immediately thought of W:FPC. It is an enormous pile of bison skulls waiting to be ground for fertilizer, in the 1870s. The way the photo was presented in the documentary involved a slow zoom-out from the man at the top to reveal the entire pile-- it definitely fits the criteria of striking/shocking/impressive. The photo demonstrates the extensive slaughter of the bison: from around 60 million in 1800 to as few as 750 in 1890.

Unfortunately, the largest version of this photo on the internet is not very large, and it doesn't appear to be available in any books for scanning. So, I will present the best that I could find, cleaned up as much as possible. It is currently featured in the article American bison, which appears to be the only article that talks about the slaughter of the bison. --brian0918™ 05:26, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Nominate and support. --brian0918™ 05:26, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support for impact. Dear god, what have we done? – ClockworkSoul 05:28, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • I've attempted to clean it up further, others are welcome to do the same. --brian0918™ 05:40, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. -- Chris 73 Talk 07:08, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, great example of a striking, shocking image. Mgm|(talk) 10:28, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, fits the criteria for Featured Pic perfectly - Adrian Pingstone 10:35, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support Junes 13:47, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. It's very easy to click through articles on endangered species and shrug, but this stops you in your tracks. And good job on the touchup. —Korath (Talk) 12:12, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. -- AllyUnion (talk) 03:01, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. I seem to recall that Pol Pot built similar mounds of skulls in Cambodia, although he didn't use bison. -- Solipsist 22:46, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Very odd picture, but I like it. →mathx314(talk)(email) 20:07, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Very striking! Kitanzi 22:51, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support- gives a person a good feel for the full extent of the slaughter; it really drives the point home. TomStar81 06:12, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Whoa. Definitely support. - Vague | Rant 13:27, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
    • Promoted. +13/-0 -- BRIAN0918  17:13, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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