My wife and I were at an antique motorcycle show two weeks ago in Phoenix. One of the bikes on display was an old Indian that was well decorated over the years by its rider and of the same period as the Russell Lee photo. The bike also had many travel decals on the windscreen, most from the South.
What gave us a laugh was the fender ornament, the same fellow as above, but with strategic fingers broken off (click for the entire image):
