An old piece of ledger paper, no date seen, over drawn with a Cheyenne couple riding on horses dressed in full regalia. This is an orignal drawing. The bottom margin has the signature as: James J. Black 2025 Southern Cheyenne / Arapaho Watonga, Oklahoma.

The ledger paper used for this original drawing by James Black dates to March 29, 1872. Over these two sheets of ledger paper are drawn a Cheyenne man and woman courting each other. He is dressed in his best and has flowers in his hands. You can see his hair drop and his breast plate […]

Early, original ledger paper being used as the backdrop for James’ drawing of the backside of three warriors set for either dance or battle. The ledger paper has dates from 1877 to 1881. This is an original work and not a print. The final photo shows the backside of this ledger with much writing. James […]