Below is an image from my collection for your enjoyment:

Capt Jack Crawford Cabinet Card Shows Crawford in his buckskins with his dog. Back marked Chas Bohm Photographer, Denver, Col.

John Wallace "Captain Jack" Crawford (1847–1917), famously known as "The Poet Scout," was a prominent figure of the American frontier. During the American Civil War, he was wounded twice while serving with the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers; notably, he learned to read and write while recovering in a military hospital.

Crawford gained national fame during the Great Sioux War of 1876. As a civilian scout for General George Crook, he performed a daring 350-mile ride in six days to deliver news of the victory at the Battle of Slim Buttes. A lifelong teetotaler due to a deathbed promise to his mother, he was one of the few sober scouts in the West.

In his later years, Crawford transitioned into a successful entertainer, performing on stage with Buffalo Bill Cody and touring as a public lecturer. He published over 100 short stories and seven books of poetry.

There’s a wild rose breath of beauty
'Bout the California girl,
That intoxicates the senses,
And makes the spirits whirl.
She is breezy as the zephyr
On the fair Pacific’s breast,
And she’s just a bit the finest
Of the daughters of the West.

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