"The End"

This is a photogravure inspired by an image by M. S. Garretson, titled The End, 1883. It depicts settlers loading a wagon in a barren field littered with buffalo skulls and bones, symbolizing the near-extinction of the great herds that once roamed the plains. Published by Standard Photogravure Co., the work reflects on a pivotal moment in Western history, when the disappearance of the buffalo marked the end of an era on the American frontier.