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Closing from:Apr 4 | 11:00 PM EDT
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Sale 1136
Estimate$300 – $400
Chadron, NE: Northwestern Photographic Co., 1891. 7 3/4 x 6 in. photograph on 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. cardstock mount (toning and some fading to print, staining and occasional spotting to print and mount, chip near lower left corner of print, edge and corner wear to mount incl. slight corner loss). Titled and copyrighted in the negative by the Northwestern Photographic Co., Chadron, NE, 1891.
George Trager, of nearby Chadron, NE, was the first photographer on the scene after the Wounded Knee debacle, and took a number of photographs in January 1891 as US troops began collecting and burying bodies left on the field. An iconic image from the series of plates he exposed.
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Katie Horstman
VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.
![[NATIVE AMERICANS]. TRAGER, George, photog. Medicine Man taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee, SD .](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/187c26fb-7d5f-4131-9b00-2d9af826df45?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[NATIVE AMERICANS]. TRAGER, George, photog. Medicine Man taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee, SD .](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/bbd7ace8-e409-4d51-a6e3-f3134ccf76d7?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)