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- Sale 1192
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| Cincinnati
Jun 15 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1192
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$700 – $900
Manuelito (1818-1893), prominent Navajo leader, traveled to Washington, DC with his wife, son, his chief counselor, and seven other chiefs in late 1874 to discuss a series of complaints with President Grant relative to their lands, the captivity of their children by enemies in New Mexico, the murder of three of their people by Mormons trying to establish a colony in Arizona, and miners prospecting for gold.
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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]. [BELL, C.M. (1848-1893), photographer]. Cabinet photograph of Navajo Chief Manuelito. [Washington, DC], ca 1874-1875.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/5d1d46e7-a869-4243-be85-e98a2f8b7028?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)