Dangers of the Mail

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"Dangers of the Mail"
by Frank Albert Menchau, Jr. (1904-1946)
1937

This painting depicts a violent attack by American Indians on a group of white people.
Naked white bodies, some with arrows protruding from their chest and back, are strewn
throughout the painting. There is an overturned wagon in the background.
American Indians on horseback with spears and bows are attacking the group of white
people from both sides. Throughout the painting American Indian men are depicted
hovering over and scalping naked white women.