"When the Land Belonged To God," a painting by Charles M. Russell of bison crossing the Upper Missouri River near the place where Bailey and a growing number of bison advocates want to restore the native animals and establish a public herd.  The painting is part of the MacKay Collection at the Montana Historical Society. For years a replica of the work hung in the Montana Senate chamber as a reminder of the state's once most prolific  large mammal.
"When the Land Belonged To God," a painting by Charles M. Russell of bison crossing the Upper Missouri River near the place where Bailey and a growing number of bison advocates want to restore the native animals and establish a public herd. The painting is part of the MacKay Collection at the Montana Historical Society. For years a replica of the work hung in the Montana Senate chamber as a reminder of the state's once most prolific large mammal.