Seth Eastman served in the US Army, including two tours at Fort Snelling
in the Minnesota Territory (near present-day St. Paul). During his
second tour there, he was the fort’s commanding officer. While stationed
at the fort, he painted a number of scenes of Native American life in
the region. In the above scene, Native Americans use noise-making
devices to frighten crows and other birds away from their corn fields.
Eastman contributed hundreds of illustrations, including this one, to Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's six-volume study on
History of Indian Tribes of the United States (1851–1857).
This image appears on the
Lincoln/Net web site.
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