Press Photo PBS presents Conquering the Swamps and Across the Sea of Grass

Conquering the Swamps, episode three of LAND OF THE EAGLE, features the formidable alligator (left), which became a source of wealth for 19-century American trappers who turned a profit with the animals' skin. Across the Sea of Grass, the series' fourth program, describes how the nearly 25 million buffalo (right) that once roamed the Great Plains of North America were systematically destroyed for their hides by Americans pushing west in the 1880s.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.

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