[NATIVE AMERICANS] Photographic and RPPC archive documenting the Tomah Indian Industrial School, WI.

Approx. 48 photographs, real photo postcards, and printed postcards, some dated 1931, depicting Native American students, activities, and buildings at the Tomah Indian Industrial School in Wisconsin. The photographs range in size from 3 x 4 1/2 in. to 4 x 6 in. (overall good condition with toning and edge wear, some with residue on verso, some affixed to cardboard). The school opened in 1893 and was closed in 1941.

Provenance: The images were acquired from the Estate of Margaret Wright, who retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1938 after a career working in Tomah, Wisconsin, Lawrence, Kansas, and Phoenix, Arizona.

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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.

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[NATIVE AMERICANS] Photographic and RPPC archive documenting the Tomah Indian Industrial School, WI.

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