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Message:: [QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1642133, member: 24274"]Here is a close-up of the famous bison from the $1 Series 692. Interesting story behind this vignette. According to the artist, Charles Knight, he happened upon a man in the American Museum of Natural History sketching the mounted bison on display. Workmen had actually removed the glass from the display to provide him a direct view. That man turned out to be Bureau engraver Marcus Baldwin. Knight was a notable artist at the time, primarily for his  paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. When he asked what Baldwin was up to, the exasperated engraver explained that he was having a terrible time capturing an acceptable drawing to use as a model for his engraving. When Knight suggested he might give it a try, Baldwin responded with relief, "Would you?" Baldwin quickly got permission from his supervisor at the BEP, Knight headed over to the Washington Zoo and sketched an American Bison from life. Baldwin with thrilled with the results and Knight's drawing became not only the model for the 1901 $10 U.S. Note, but also for a 30¢ stamp issued in 1923. Wikipedia refers to the bison as "Black Diamond" but the BEP titles the vignette "Pablo."[/QUOTE]