The extermination of the American bison
This 1889 Government Printing Office report by naturalist William T. Hornaday, published in Washington for the Smithsonian's National Museum, documents the near-annihilation of the American bison and argues for its protection. Its plates are sepia-toned engravings and photogravures of herds, a bison bull, and a bison group at a museum display, showing mass animal crowding and dense shaggy fur that a designer could draw on for wildlife or heritage-themed layouts.
