Renowned 19th century wildlife photographer Allen Grant Wallihan photographed “Dummy” Smith (standing in rear door) and an unidentified friend in the doorways of his taxidermy shop near Lay, Colorado, circa 1894. While compiling material for the book Colorado’s Biggest Bucks and Bulls, author and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Life Member Susan Campbell Reneau met a customer in the Norwood Hardware Store who recognized Dummy Smith, a popular character from the turn of the century, in this phenomenal photograph.
As far as anyone knows, none of these bull elk were ever officially scored.
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