Native American

CDV– INDIAN COURTSHIP– UTES. CDV 2 1/2” x 4 1/4”. Imprinted title on mount. C.W. Carter, Salt Lake City backmark. Well executed hand tinting, moderate, yet non distracting damage to b/l corner, overall VG. (W.251); 850.

CDV– PAWNEE– JACKSON BROS. CDV 2 1/2” x 4 ”. Ca. 1860’s Strong portrait of Pawnee Indian, with early Jackson Bros., Omaha backmark. Mount shows wear, soiling, o/w VG. (W. 256); $1000.

CDV– SEATED PORTRAIT– MAX MEYER. Carte de visite.2 12” x 3 3/4’. Max Meyer store label on verso (covering photographer’s id (possibly B.H. Gurnsey, Sioux City). Mount trimmed on bottom, o/w VG+.(W.257). $675. HOLD PENDING

CDV– NATIVE AMERICANS– GURNSEY. Carte de visite. 2 1/2” x 3 3/4’. Photographer’s back of B.H. Gurnsey, Sioux City. Mount trimmed on bottom, o/w VG+.(W.261). $600.

UTE INDIANS.– SAVAGE & OTTINGER. Cdv, 2 3/8” x 3 5/8”. Period pen id on verso. Savage & Ottinger, Salt Lake City, Utah. Bottom of mount trimmed, light, o/w G. (W. 259); $450.

NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY– SAVAGE & OTTINGER. Cdv, 2 3/8” x 3 5/8”. Period pen id on verso “ Goshoot family”. Savage & Ottinger, Salt Lake City, Utah. Bottom of mount trimmed, image lifting b/l edge, slight foxing in background, o/ w G. (W. 258); $650.

STEREOVIEW- W.R. CROSS DRYING MEAT TEEPEES INDIANS. Stereo view. 4 1/2" x 7"; orange mount. Though there is a no.9 in period ink on the left side of the mount, the correct title is no 14 Drying Meat. Listing on back for Spotted Tail Agency and Upper Missouri River views. W.R. Cross, Niobrara imprint. Exhibits minor light wear and soiling, overall VG- F condition. (W.210); $425.

RED CLOUD. Stereo view, 4” x 7”. Views of General Crook’s Expedition and the Black Hills. S.J. Morrow, Yankton, D. T. imprint. Imprinted list on paste on label on back. Red Cloud was a principal chief of the Oglala Teton Sioux of Pine Ridge reservation, the largest band of the Sioux nation, and probably the most famous and powerful chief in the history of the tribe. Scarce view, exhibits moderate wear and soiling, most noticeably on mount, also a tad light (W.249); $SOLD.

MANDAN MEDICINE LODGE. Stereo view, 3 1/2" x 7', yellow mount, "No. 32 Mandan Medicine Lodge, Fort Berthold, D.T." imprinted id on mount, S.J. Morrow, Yankton, Dakota imprint." (W.294)$465.
The Mandan were a sedentary tribe of the Plains area and were culturally connected with their neighbors on the Missouri River, the Arikara and the Hidatsa. By the mid-18th cent., they lived in nine villages near the mouth of the Heart River in S central North Dakota. After having suffered severely from smallpox and the attacks of the Assiniboin and the Sioux, the Mandan moved farther up the Missouri River to a point opposite the Arikara villages. Here the Mandan survivors merged into two villages on opposite sides of the Knife River. They were visited (1804) by Lewis and Clark, who said that they numbered some 1,250. In 1837, after an epidemic of smallpox and cholera, the Mandan were reduced to some 150, all dwelling in a single village. When the Hidatsa moved (1845) from the Knife River region N to the Fort Berthold trading post, the few Mandan joined them. In 1870, a reservation was set aside for the Mandan, the Hidatsa, and the Arikara in North Dakota (Fort Berthold Reservation)

MANDAN ? INDIAN. Cabinet Card, 6 1/2” x 4 1/4” Possibly Mandan Indian, though by the mid 1870’s they suffered a great loss of population, and numbered a little about 400. Gilbert, Mandan, Dakota photographer’s backmark. Bottom right corner has diagonal crease, re-enforced on back with linen tape. Pin hole top center, mount shows corner wear, o/w VG, (W.287); $925.

STEREO - H.H. BENNETT WINNEBAGO INDIANS. Stereo view, yellow mount. 3 1/2 x 7, "Among the Winnebagos Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder) Warrior Chief 120ys old"" printed on mount H.H. Bennett, Kilburn City, wisconsin photographer's imprint. VG condition, light wear around edges, light soiling front & back of image. (SV.63); $345.

STEREO - F.JAY HAYNES- INDIAN WARRIORS. Stereo view, yellow mount. 4x 7, "Warriors" imprinted in negative.Possibly Chippewas or Winnebagos. F.Jay Haynes, fargo, D.T. backmark VG condition, light wear around edges, light soiling front & back of image. (Sv.62); $425.

PUEBLO INDIANS, LAGUNA, N.M. “Pueblos as they arrived” period pen notation on bottom of mount. View of three Laguna Pueblos Indians photographed at Carlisle School. Imprinted identification on verso. J.. Choate, Carlisle, Pa. Backmark. Aesthetic image, a bit of cracking in original negative along top left edge , some light wear, overall fine. (W.209); $950.SOLD

SAN JUAN HEAD CHIEF OF THE MESCALERO APACHES- A.F. RANDALL. Boudoir card, 8 1/2” x 5 1/4’. Period pen id on bottom of mount “ San Juan Head Chief Mescalero Apaches”. “Old Golo (madman) President Cleveland awarded the medal he is wearing– a member of the Apache delegation.” The id of San Juan is correct. A.F. Randall , Willcox, A.T. backmark. Good image, however is hampered somewhat by light mottling. (W.207); $1500.

JICARILLA APACHE CHIEF– A.F. RANDALL. Boudoir card, 8 1/2” x 5 1/4’. Period pen id on mount “ Jicarilla Apache Chief” A.F. Randall , Willcox, A.T. imprint on back. Improperly fixed causing to have somewhat mottled background (it appears as small pinhead size dot of light color), o/w G condition. (W.205); $1200.

SAN PABLO JIRACARILLO CHIEF- Boudoir card, 8 1/2” x 5 1/4’. Period pen id on bottom of mount “ San Pablo Jicarillo Chief”. No imprint, but almost certainly done by A.F. Randall. Very handsome image, minor diagonal crease b/r corner. (W.202); $1450.

PUEBLO INDIANS AT ISLETA. Boudoir photograph, 8 ½” x 5 ¼:. “New Years Dance at Isleta” imprinted in negative. Period pen id on verso “ Pueblo Indians at Isleta 10 miles south of Albuquerque” W. Cal Brown, Albuquerque, N.M. Photographer’s backmark., along w/ E. Montfort Store stamp on back. Strong and detailed view, image has minor light foxing, mount exhibits wear, chipping, and age toning. (W.220); $895.SOLD

PUEBLO AT ACOMA. Boudoir photograph, 8 ½” x 5 ¼:. “Pueblo at Acoma” imprinted in negative. Period pen id on verso “ 5 Story Adobe House. Acoma Indian Pueblo Western N. Mexico” W. Cal Brown, Albuquerque, N.M. Photographer’s backmark., along w/ E. Montfort Store stamp on back. Strong and detailed view, image has minor light foxing, mount exhibits wear, chipping, and age toning. (W.212); $750.
This “sky city” atop a steep-sided sandstone mesa, 357 ft (109 m) high and hard of access, is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States.

MOJAVE PORTRAIT. 8" x 5 1/2 gelatin photograph mounted on white board. Typed title " Majave with long hair" on mount. Three punch holes along right side, some wrinkling of image, o/w Gd. (W231); $190.

NAVAJO BOY AT CARLISLE. Boudoir; 8 1/2" x 5 1/4" Visually appealing image. J. N. Choate, Carlisle, Pa photographer's imprint and list of titles on verso. Just a tad soft focused; mount corners have been rounded, overall VG-F. (W.230);$950.

NANA, APACHE LEADER . Cabinet Card, 6 1/2” x 4 1/4” Seated view of Apache leader. E. B Snell, Willington Kansas photographer’s imprint. . Though this image was not taken by Snell, does not exhibit the tell tale pattern of a pirated image, maintaining excellent clarity and detail. Has some damage on back of mount (glued at one point, and removed), o/w fine condition. (W.242) $700.

STEREO- NAVAJOES FORT DEFIANCE NM O’SULLIVAN. 1873 EXP. No. 69 Navajoes making Blankets, near Fort Defiance, NM. 1873 EXPEDITION. Indian Series. Stereo view, 4 " x 7"; yellow mount . 1873 " Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian " Exhibits some soiling and wear, overall G+.(SV065); $225.

ZUNI PUEBLO WAR DANCE TABER. 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" albumen image on 8 1/2" x 10 1/2 mount.#4603 War Dance of the Zuni Indians zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Striking image. Back of mount skinned, image fine.(Wfb.04); $2950.

LAGUNA INDIAN GIRLS WITH OLLAS. Boudoir card, 5 1/4" x 8 1/2". Laguna New Mexico. Maude Photo imprinted in nnegative along with caption. Image detects movement to girl on left, cond VG+.(Wfb.10); $600.

APACHE SCOUTS. Boudoir card, 8 ½” x 5 ¼”. Period pencil id on verso. “ Nalto & Brother White Mountain Apache Scouts, San Carlos”. A .F. Randall Willcox, A.T. stamped photographer’s backmark. Light vertical crease, a hint light.

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MOTHER OF MESSIAH. Standing Rock Reservation. Cabinet Card 6 1/4" x 4 1/4", of Mother of Messiah, taken at the Standing Rock Reservation. Geo Scott, Fort Yates, N Dakota Photographer's imprint. Fine cond. (W.270); $750.
This image relates to an lesser known incidents associated with the Ghost Dance period on the Standing Rock Reservation in North and South Dakota. In early November 1890, Agency police arrested Scarlet Woman (Waluta Winyan), , for claiming to be the mother of the risen Christ. Agent McLaughlin, an ardent Catholic, angered by her claim, had her brought before the tribal court and Chief Judge John Grass. Her claims about the Ghost Dance alarmed both Agent McLaughlin and U.S. Army officials who saw it as possibly leading to an uprising, led by the renowned Sitting Bull, in whose camp the practice of the Ghost Dancing was occurring. Shortly afterwards, McLaughlin issued the order to arrest Sitting Bull, resulting in the chief’s assassination on December 15, 1890. This portrait is apparently made around the time of her appearance before the tribal court.

SITTING BULL’S CAMP. Cabinet card. 4 1/4” x 6 1/2”. View of Teepees, id imprinted in image. D. F. Barry, West Superior, Wis. Imprint, along w/ backmark with illustration of Chief Gall. Exhibits some light wear, overall VG– F cond. (W.286); $500.

UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS INDIANS– TINTED. Cabinet card, 4 1/2” x 7”, portrait of two seated women, very well executed and delicately hand tinted. No photographer’s imprint. (W.204); $895.

S.J. MORROW. “JERKING VENISON ON THE PLAINS”. Period id on verso . Stereo view, 3 1/2” x 7” Some light soiling and wear, overall VG– F. S.J. Morrow, Yankton, Dakota imprint. (W.248); $700.

WHITE EAGLE, COMANCHE CHIEF. Cabinet card, 4 1/4” x 6 1/2” Period pen id on verso. W.P. Bliss, Fort Sill, Indian Territory photographer’s backmark. Stunning image, Fine condition. (W.219); $1675.

RUNNING ANTELOPE. Cabinet Card, 6 1/2" x 4 1/4"."Heton Cikala Inyanka," Hunkpapa Sioux Chief, Warrior and Spokesman, Running Antelope became ahead chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux in 1851; as a warrior he was considered the bravest of the brave. In his later years he served his people as an orator. O.S. Goff, Bismarck, D.T. backmark. Bottom of mount skinned, toning were apparently had been matted. (W.277);$750.

SNAKE CHIEFS –A.J. RUSSELL. Stereo View, 3 1/2" x 7". Orange mount. Union Pacific Railroad Views. Snake Chiefs imprinted on paste on label with titles on back, VG cond. (W.274) $650.00

The following four lots were part of a collection taken at Fort Bennett. Captain Edward P. Pearson and the 17^th U.S. Infantry established Fort Bennett sixty miles north of Fort Pierre on May 17, 1870. Originally, the fort was known as the Cheyenne Agency, but was renamed Fort Bennett in 1878. It was abandoned in 1889.

FORT BENNETT– D.T. LOUIS DEWITT. Albumen image, 8” x 10”, period pencil id on back “ Louis DeWitt and wife and Friends”. No photographer’s imprint. Though not stated this is taken at Fort Bennett. Vg-F cond. (W.236) $1000.

FORT BENNETT– TEEPEE. Albumen image, 8” x 10”, period pencil id on back “ Old Wann-a-na & family. At home”. No photographer’s imprint. Though not stated this is taken at Fort Bennett. Slight foxing rt side, o/w Vg-F cond. (W.228) $1200.

FORT BENNETT– FAMILY OUTSIDE TEEPEE. Albumen image, 8” x 10”, No photographer’s imprint. Though not stated this is taken at Fort Bennett. Vg-F cond. (W.229) $1200.

FORT BENNETT– BURIAL TREE. Albumen image, 8” x 10”, “Burial Tree near Ft. Bennett” pencil id on verso. No photographer’s imprint. Vg-F cond. (W.227) $275.

The following lots are gelatin prints, photographer unknown, probable all from Oraibi Pueblo. All have been mounted on a thin light brown paper.

CHILDREN OUTSIDE PUEBLO. 6" x 8" . Strong image, has light diagonal crease, o/w VG+ (W.266)$500.

MOQUI WATER CARRIER. 8'x6". Imprinted title " Moki Indian Wate Carrier, Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona". A few random light creases, somewhat soft focused. o/w Gd (W.281); $165.

MOKI BASKET WEAVER. 8" x 6" View of basket weaver. Somewhat light along top edge, small in top right background, o/w VG. (W.280); $195.

F.A. Rinehart

In 1898, and in occasion of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, James Mooney of the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology commissioned Omaha native Frank A. Rinehart to photograph the event and the Native American personalities. More than five hundred American Indians from thirty-five tribes attended the exposition in Omaha. Together with his assistant Adolph Muhr (who would later be employed by the famous photographer Edward S. Curtis), they produced what is now considered "one of the best photographic documentations of Indian leaders at the turn of the century".
Rinehart and Muhr photographed American Indians in a studio on the Exposition grounds with an 8 x 10 glass-negative; platinum prints were produced to achieve the broad range of tonal values that medium afforded. After the Omaha Congress, Rinehart and Muhr traveled the Indian reservations for two years, portraying Native American leaders who had not attended the event, as well as depicting general aspects of the indigenous everyday life and culture.

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