FLAT MOUNT ~ METROPOLITAN SERIES NO.542 ~ CIMMING'S INDIAN CONGRESS ~ THERE IS A WATER STAIN ALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNT

SIGN READS, "CUSTERS MASSACRE..750 INDIANS-350 SOLDIERS-100 COWBOYS,COSSACKS AND MEXICANS

WITH THE POPULARITY OF THE BUFFALO BILL WILD WEST SHOW OTHER ENTERTAINERS TOOK ADVANTAGE WHEN CODY TOOK HIS ACT TO EUROPE. CUMMINS SHOW WAS VERY POPULAR IN THE U.S. AND LATER IN EUROPE AS WELL. AS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, THE CUSTER MASSACRE AT LITTLE BIGHORN WAS RECREATED. THE PART OF CUSTER WAS PLAYED BY CUMMINS HIMSELF. MANY INDIANS IN THE REENACTMENT WERE PRESENT DURING THE REAL BATTLE. THE SHOW'S FINALE CONSISTED ON A HUGE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SIOUX AND THE BLACKFOOT INDIANS. THE ARENA COULD HOLD UP TO 30,000 SPECTATORS.