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1. Currency, National Identity, and the American West at the Turn of the 20th Century.

Author

Richardson, Margaret

Subjects
*PAPER money, *PAPER money design, *BISON in art, *AMERICAN national character, *HISTORY, WESTERN United States history, 1890-1945, LEWIS & Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Abstract

The article discusses a ten dollar United States currency note issued in 1901 to commemorate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It notes that the bill, called the "bison note" or the "buffalo bill," featured a bison named Pablo as well as explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and was sketched by artist Charles R. Knight and engraved by artist Marcus S. Baldwin. The author comments on currency design in relation to American national identity. She also examines American interest in the idea of the "Wild West" and reflects on anxiety concerning the closure of the West as a frontier.

Published
2011